Medical Regs & Ethics

Canada is gearing up to pass a law against genetic discrimination. How is the rest of the world dealing with ...

A just release paper confirms male homosexuality is associated with a particular section of the X chromosome. Researchers are convinced ...

Antibodies and T cell receptors recognize all of the proteins in our bodies, and thereby provide a record of everything ...

Mars is a long way off. About 34 million miles away, depending on planetary orbits. Space agencies planning a mission ...

In an extensive, multi-institution study led by SUNY Downstate Medical Center, researchers have identified new evidence supporting the growing belief ...

When we talk about viruses, usually we focus on the suffering caused by Ebola, influenza and the like. But our ...

On the night of July 19, 1916, halfway through the First World War, troops from Australia and Great Britain attacked ...

Just recently, the largest twin study to date examining genes’ influence on homosexuality was published in the journal Psychological Medicine ...

For most us, the scientific promise associated with understanding the human genome exists in uneasy tension with the quiet terror ...

Domestic cats have a reputation as being "marginally tame and lacking in the servile sycophantic affect of the dog." Added ...

Apple’s and Facebook’s announcement last month that they would offer $20,000 health insurance coverage to women employees to cover the ...

A large study of gay brothers adds to evidence that genes influence men's chances of being homosexual, but the results ...

Where did the Jews originate? For Bennett Greenspan, the founder and president of Family Tree DNA, there’s little doubt, and ...

Ben & Jerry's has taken the lead among self-proclaimed 'socially responsible' firms in criticizing GMOs and attempting to remove any ...

Interest in personal genomics sites that provide insight into the link between your genes and disease proclivities is booming. But ...

Cancer screening have helped save many of lives, but have shifted the demographics of who gets the disease. Should we ...

Research on the brain is surging. The United States and the European Union have launched new programs to better understand ...

Google recently promised to develop early-detection technology for cancer, heart disease and strokes. While early diagnosis might seem like a ...

Charlatans like Food Babe, Dr. Oz, Joseph Mercola, and Vandana Shiva represent everything disgraceful about unscientific propaganda. Cancer misinformation is ...

Google will soon start covering the cost of Foundation Medicine's DNA tests for employees and their family-members suffering from cancer, ...

A group of scientists including three Nobel laureates in medicine has proposed that U.S. health officials chart a new path ...

Historically, the science of epidemiology was directed toward identifying and controlling epidemics of infectious disease. In a study just published ...

When the first animals scrambled out of the water to live on land, they needed limbs and lungs. And something ...

From Ebola to breast cancer screenings, people have a difficult time understanding where their health risks truly lie. Our emotional ...

Before I was scheduled for a double mastectomy at the age of 60, I knew I was infinitely blessed: The ...

To treat victims of snakebites, it's important to know which type of snake did the biting. Now, a new test ...

A major California university hospital is exploring ways to gather and use genetic information gathered from cancer patients, hoping to ...