Biomedicine & Disease
Later childbirth related to longer life for moms
Women who naturally conceive their last child after age 33 tend to live longer than those who have their final ...
Under guise of ‘free market’, stem cell start ups take sick patients for risky rides
Some companies are marketing stem cell therapies to sick patients long before they've proven them safe or effective while governmental ...
Saskatchewan 4th-generation wheat farmer calls for access to biotechnology
I’m a fourth-generation wheat farmer in Saskatchewan—and one of my longterm goals is to make sure the fifth generation on my ...
Zimbabwe would gain from engaging in debate, rather than seeking GM food ban
Food, politics and health have once again come together in a media-friendly cocktail. Two thought-pieces with opposing views on Genetically ...
Turning foe friendly: Domestication of infectious disease
With the shortage of antibiotics and resistant infections on the rise, evolutionary biologists might provide alternative for curbing infections disease ...
Computer program reads facial features to identify rare genetic diseases
Doctors faced with the tricky task of spotting rare genetic diseases in children may soon be asking parents to email ...
Earliest case of irrigation-loving parasite found in Fertile Cresent
The law of unintended consequences may have a longer history than we thought. At a Neolithic settlement in the region ...
Examining Environmental Sciences Europe, journal that republished Séralini study
Following the publication of a retracted study claiming that genetically modified corn and the herbicide glyphosate causes tumors in rats, ...
What to do when medical genetic screening reveals unexpected parent
When children's genes are analyzed to understand medical conditions, "incidental" information about parents can be revealed. The medical community has ...
23andMe to work with FDA for approval
23andMe, the health and ancestry startup, is slowly but surely moving along in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's regulatory ...
Epigentics: sorting out the hype from the substance
We haven't written much about epigenetics for a while, in part because it's so trendy that it's impossible to know ...
Seralini rat study on toxicity of GM crops republished
Republication of the infamous Seralini study on the toxicity of genetically modified (GM) food crops has been met with renewed ...
Step toward gene screening in the doctor’s office also reality check
Clinical Genome and Exome Sequencing, CGES, is an exciting step forward in human medicine that should also be taken with ...
Republished retracted Séralini GMO corn rat study faces harsh criticism from scientists
The new Séralini rat corn study looks a lot like the old retracted one. According to independent scientists who have ...
View from Quebec organic farm: Don’t knock our science-based technologically advanced methods
Julie Borlaug, the daughter of the father of the Green Revolution, Norman Borlaug, recently criticized organic farming as scientifically anachronistic ...
Docs get guidance for patient genomes in practice
In a review article published this week (June 19) in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers have released guidelines ...
Master gene controls stem cell development in brain’s movement centers
Athletes and artists perform their extraordinary feats relying on the cerebellum. As well, the cerebellum is critical for the everyday ...
Power to edit who you are
Gene editing in humans will soon become a treatment reality. But how will society determine which conditions deserve this treatment ...
Gambling behavior linked to dopamine regulation genes
Investors and gamblers take note: your betting decisions and strategy are determined, in part, by your genes.esearchers from the University ...
Metabolic map shows how genes control enzymes in each individual
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) scientists have drafted a metabolic map of the human body that shows how ...
GM meat in development but politics, consumer concerns pose high hurdles
There are no genetically engineered animals sold for human consumption right now. The only candidate that's anywhere close, AquaBounty's fast-growing ...
What neuroscience can tell us about PTSD and how to rewrite our memories
Fear and memory share many connections in the brain. By understanding that physiology and relationship, neuroscientist Daniela Schiller hopes to ...
Newly found mutations keep triglyceride levels low, thwart heart disease despite diet
Two major studies by leading research groups published on Wednesday independently identified mutations in a single gene that protect against ...
To fight aging, second languages and new hobbies may keep brain limber
We all know that exercise helps keep our hearts healthy, but what keeps our brains in top form? Researchers are ...
Biotechnology cannot feed world alone, but as part of integrated plan
Food biotechnology advocates frequently claim that GMOs will feed the world. It is an outright oversimplification and detracts from the ...
Genotyping not better than symptoms for picking stroke medication
Using a patient's genotype to guide the initial dosing of warfarin or its analogues does not appear to be better ...
Free-DNA prenatal screenings greatly reducing use of amniocentesis
A simple blood test is transforming the world of prenatal screening, offering women a risk-free way to learn about fetal ...
