Medical Regs & Ethics
Exposure to jet fuel may cause genetic birth defects in children
The Department of Defense is "actively considering" a major review of all scientific evidence to see whether exposure to toxic ...
Does epigenetics give credibility to placebo effect and mind’s healing powers?
In 2008, the National Institutes of Health announced that $190 million had been earmarked for epigenetics research over the following ...
Beating heart tissue grown in laboratory using stem cells
UC Berkeley researchers, in collaboration with scientists at the Gladstone Institutes, have developed a template for growing beating cardiac tissue ...
Liberia’s fight with ebola not over yet, cause of resurgence still a mystery
Six cases of Ebola have surfaced in Liberia in the two months since the nation was declared free of the ...
Science explainer: We may not resurrect dinosaurs but other extinct animals likely to be revived
De-extinction is moving closer to reality--maybe not Jurassic World real, but a number of more recent animals may soon be ...
PGD–preimplantation genetic diagnosis–dramatically increases disease prevention
Preventing disease is a standard goal of medicine. But a new technology takes it farther than we normally do by preventing ...
Precision medicine can revolutionize cancer treatments
Cancers, revered researcher Harold Varmus are like snowflakes, each one unique. But cancers also belong to families, and members of ...
What does the health data explosion mean for you?
From the recent rise of digitized health records to a dramatic increase in full DNA sequences to devices that measure ...
Ebola vaccine that can be inhaled shows promise in monkeys
A single dose of a new Ebola vaccine that can be inhaled has been found to neutralize the deadly virus ...
Gene therapy to restore hearing in deaf works in mice; humans next
Gene therapy for deafness is moving closer to reality, with new research showing the technique for fixing faulty DNA can ...
White House Precision Medicine Initiative releases ethical, privacy guidelines
In January 2015, President Obama launched the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI), a bold new research effort to revolutionize how we ...
Can aging be treated with drugs?
Geneticists have found several genes that seem to affect longevity. Are we on the verge of finding "treatments" for aging? ...
Artificial DNA acts just like the real thing. Does that mean we should we make it?
We know we can create 'artificial DNA'. The real questions are: Should we? and To What end? Should there be ...
DNA ark: Concerns about mass species extinction prompts scientists to collect genes
An ambitious project was launched last week to collect the genomes of the planet's major plant groups within the next two ...
Designer bacteria can make your gut healthy, and your poop glow
Biologists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a genetically modified version of a common bacteria found in the ...
Brain confusion: Why it’s so difficult to find cures for mental disorders
Many mental illnesses still defy treatment. The problem may be that we do not "know" how the brain functions very ...
Are Jews a genetic ‘race’ or ‘population’? 12 examples of Jewish genetic distinctiveness
Jewish communities around the word share certain genetic traits with each other — some of which they also share with surrounding populations. These ...
GMO animals face expensive regulatory hurdles before approval as food
No one eats genetically modified animals. That is to say, human beings have modified almost every domesticated foodstuff, plant, and ...
Conservation genetics turns to IVF to save rare livestock breeds
IVF — a procedure in which an egg and sperm are combined in a laboratory dish and the resulting embryo ...
Precision medicine inches along
More than a decade ago, we sequenced the human genome with hope that disease cures might soon follow. Finding treatment ...
Children of genetically diverse parents are taller and have higher IQs on average
The children of parents who are more distantly related tend to be taller and smarter than their peers, according to ...
U.S. researchers question inconsistent prosecution of scientific misconduct
Rare is the scientist who goes to prison on research misconduct charges. But on July 1, Dong-Pyou Han, a former ...
Do you think you have NCGS–gluten sensitivity? Proceed with caution in age of mail order genetic tests
We're in the 23andMe age. People take various genetic tests, but, they're often interpreting vague and out of clinical context ...
Biological basis of chronic fatigue syndrome offers hope for breakthrough cure
Having a condition that no one understands is bad enough. Having one that many also doubt the existence of is ...
World’s fastest supercomputer speeds up genomic analysis
It has been somewhat difficult to ascertain what problems the fastest supercomputer on the planet has been chewing on since ...
American attitudes toward GMO foods divides by education and gender, not politics nor religion
A new Pew survey found that acceptance of use of GMOs crops and pesticides depended far more on education and ...
Should everyone be tested for high-risk cancer genes?
About 1,500 patients at risk of hereditary cancer are seen each year in Ireland. Most of these cases are related ...
