Medical Regs & Ethics
Human intestinal tissue successfully grown in mice
A segment of human intestine has been grown in laboratory mice for the first time as part of research that ...
Single gene explains lower breast cancer rates in Latina women
An international research collaboration led by UC San Francisco researchers has identified a genetic variant common in Latina women that ...
Genetics reveals obesity, diabetes linked to pathways involving sleep and immune system
Breaking down complex conditions such as Type 2 Diabetes and obesity into the specific metabolic proteins and processes that underlie ...
Egg freezing: Smart career move?
Recently, Apple and Facebook faced the ire of the internet after both tech giants announced that they were offering upwards ...
An end to fat shaming? The 50 year DNA mystery of metabolic dysfunction may soon be solved
Eat all of the pizza you want? Unlikely, but some people do have a biological disadvantage when it comes to ...
Cell contamination confunds decades of cancer research
In the field of thyroid cancer, 58-year-old Kenneth Ain is a star. ... In June 2007, all that changed. Ain attended ...
Closer examination of risk factors for Latinos underscores cultural diversity
Investigations into the genetics of disease in Latino populations are yielding interesting patterns of risk and protection from disease. The ...
Cancer cure? Patients’ blood reprogrammed to destroy diseased cells
The blood cells of cancer patients, reprogrammed by doctors to attack their leukemia and re-infused back into the patients’ veins, ...
When you get jetlagged, so does your microbiome
Your genome is the same right now as it was yesterday, last week, last year, or the day you were ...
Beyond universal donors, some people are programed with no blood type at all
People genetically coded with the RH-null blood type have a blood type more rare than extremely rare disease. Their numbers ...
Restoring eyesight, human embryonic stem cell trial marks major milestone
Wills Eye Institute ophthalmologist Carl Regillo delicately placed 100,000 cells beneath the retina of 52-year-old Maurie Hill’s left eye. She ...
‘Miracle’ drug grows young girls limbs, costs of rare disease treatments pose challenges
Evie Elsaesser is 5 years old and she loves to run. And that is a medical miracle. When Evie was born, ...
Can the ability to learn be restored in an aging brain?
The time window for the brain to develop optimal connections based on learning and experience is relatively short-lived, occurring prior ...
Epigentics act as on/off switch for our predispositions to diabetes and cancers
It’s no secret that diet and exercise can directly impact our health. But for many people, genetic predisposition to disease ...
What genes tell us about history, race and ourselves: Christine Kenneally’s new book has hits, misses
Christine Kenneally's "The Invisible History of the Human Race" tracks human migrations and much other genetic and evolutionary lore. It's ...
Is organic agriculture leading to an increase in antibiotic resistance?
Conventional agriculture is under attack by organic and anti-GMO activists for contributing to antibiotic resistance as the result of animals ...
Penises grown from stem cells may soon be used for transplants
Penises grown in laboratories could soon be tested on men by scientists developing technology to help people with congenital abnormalities, ...
Can’t start the day without a cup of Joe? Zest for coffee linked to genes
The number of cups of coffee you have in a day is informed by your genetics as a combination of ...
“Bubble boy” breakthrough cure shows how some viruses can save lives
Beneath all the bad news about viruses this week lies a good virus: the one that underlies gene therapy for ...
Promising new gene therapy for “bubble boy” disease
More than a decade ago, doctors showed dramatic progress in helping infants born with a severe deficiency in their immune ...
Are pesticides responsible for farmer depression, suicides?
On his farm in Iowa, Matt Peters worked from dawn to dusk planting his 1,500 acres of fields with pesticide-treated ...
Scientists track progression of disease to predict risk
A new study, based on 6.2 million Danish patients, could soon allow scientists to predict what illnesses each individual is ...
Our GPS brain: What is the ‘doorway effect’ and how do we orient ourselves
How does memory and what amounts to a GPS system in our brain root us in the world? That's the ...
Leaked memo highlights new axis of pseudoscience between Dr. Oz and Consumer Reports?
Are Consumer Reports and Dr. Oz teaming up to spread pseudoscience? The GLP has obtained an in house Consumer Reports ...
Science fiction meets Julia Child: An elegant cookbook for lab-grown meats
Although they've not yet hit the market, a Dutch art collective has created the definitive volume on how to cook ...
National Resource Defense Council reverses course, acknowledges ‘factory farms’ do not overuse antibiotics
Advocacy groups often claim antibiotic use on 'factory farms' is soaring, hurting animals and even humans who are developing resistance ...
Neuroscientists awarded Nobel Prize for discovering brain’s internal GPS
The Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine has been awarded to three scientists who discovered the brain's "GPS system". UK-based ...
