Derek Beres

Derek Beres

Derek Beres is a freelance writer. Based in Portland, Oregon, he has served in senior editorial positions at a number of tech companies and has years of experience in health, science, and music writing. He is the co-host of the Conspirituality podcast and co-author of Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracies Became a Health Threat.

With the approval of a childhood epilepsy medication the federal government can no longer claim marijuana has no medical benefit.
We need a break, but the possibility of getting one seems unlikely.
New York–area chefs are working on the problem. More need to follow their lead.
More than 5,000 teens were involved in this longitudinal study.
Getting a good night's sleep just took on a whole new meaning.
Despite its prominence in our collective imagination, variations in metabolism play a minor role in obesity.