Medical Regs & Ethics
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 ...
Global scientists assess homeopathy-funded Séralini study claiming all GMO tests ‘contaminated’
Scientists from North American and Europe weigh on on the latest Séralini study, published after a two week delay after ...
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 ...
Ebola survivors’ blood may offer way to fight any disease
Past Ebola outbreaks killed as many as 90 percent of the people who got the disease. This most recent one ...
Antibiotics may exert long-lasting effects on gut microbiome
Even short pulses of widely used antibiotics can lead to long-term development changes in mouse pups, including increased body mass ...
Chimera alert? Myths and facts of human-non-human animal hybrids in medicine
Science is making leaps and bounds creating part human and part non-human animal tissues and organs. The applications are medical, ...
Are we ready to genetically modify humans to eliminate heritable diseases?
The application of transgenic technology to medicine is rarely discussed. Much of the reason, I think, is that many people ...
Researchers look into animal genomes in search of causes of human diseases
Precision medicine still struggles with a basic problem: understanding how genomic context can amplify or mute the effects of isolated mutations ...
Do men and women experience pain the same way?
Do women and men experience chronic pain differently? A new study suggests there may be sex differences when it comes ...
Teen boy checklist: Graduate high school, freeze sperm, go to college
A UK bioethicist urges young men to freeze sperm so their kids won’t run a higher risk of inheriting genetic ...
Congress debates blocking federal support for embryonic genome editing, introducing religious oversight
The U.S. House of Representatives is wading into the debate over whether human embryos should be modified to introduce heritable ...
Split over human germline modification illustrates idealogical divide between Chinese and Western science
China is spending hundreds of billions of dollars annually in an effort to become a leader in biomedical research, building scores ...
iPhone app employed to study specific health needs of LGBT community
We don't know as much as we'd like about the role sexual orientation and gender identity play in health and ...
Flood of federal insurance money leads to growing fraud among some DNA testing firms
Dr. Scott Wilson often participated in medical studies, so the one being proposed by the New Orleans laboratory Renaissance RX ...
Human ‘organs-on-chips’ could accelerate personalized medicine, eliminate animal testing
Tiny tubes emerge from a small transparent block, pumping imperceptible amounts of fluid and air to and fro. It looks ...
How will farmers keep up with growing demand for ‘antibiotic-free’ and ‘cage-free’ animal products?
Though Chipotle Mexican Grill started as a big-as-your-head burrito chain, today its media coverage usually focuses its "morals" rather than ...
Ethical and regulatory reflections on CRISPR gene editing revolution
Only three years ago, scientists from the United States and Sweden invented a technology that is literally upending our view ...
Despite continuing mainstream popularity, ‘Grain Brain’ author finds little support from medical experts
In recent months, the media has become increasingly impatient with high-profile health advocates who dispense unsubstantiated medical advice. Among the ...
Should men consider sperm-freezing to prevent age-related genetic mutations?
Younger men should consider freezing their sperm to avoid their children having genetic disorders if they choose to have them ...
Headlines tout Jurassic World in offing but scientists, journalists separate fact from fiction
A real-life "Jurassic World" with genetically engineered dinosaurs is an enthralling or frightening scenario — depending upon your perspective — ...
Asthma and Atopic March Syndrome caused by GMOs? Science says ‘No’
Anti-GMO activists have lumped together a lot of allergic reactions into a syndrome caused by GMOs. Asthma shows how wrong ...
Bacteria engineered to sniff out tumors could help cancer diagnosis
Probiotics are hot. Bacteria that we consume in foods like yogurt, miso and pickles can help our gut microbiomes stay happy ...
Pill that preserves youthfulness proposed for approval to fight age-related diseases
Doctors and scientists want drug regulators and research funding agencies to consider medicines that delay ageing-related disease as legitimate drugs ...
Will genetic cyber-athletes come to dominate sports?
The era of the über-athlete may be nearer than most people think, and it will spark fierce ethical debates. The ...
