Jennifer Chesak is an award-winning freelance science and medical journalist, editor, and fact-checker and the the author of The Psilocybin Handbook for Women. Her work has has appeared in several national publications, including the Washington Post. Chesak earned her master of science in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill, and she currently teaches in the journalism and publishing programs at Belmont University. Follow her on socials @jenchesak.
A new study suggests that fructose and uric acid may play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s, thanks to an evolutionary adaptation hijacked by the modern diet.
