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Bodybuilder’s death offers warning about genetics and rising use of protein supplements

Josh Elliott | 
The death of an Australian bodybuilder with a rare genetic disorder should serve as a cautionary tale for those who ...
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At epicenter of GMO salmon debate, Prince Edward Island divided about need for labelling

Earlier this month, a public consultation session on food affordability, accessibility, safety and conservation in Charlottetown heard perspectives on GMO ...
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How male DNA finds its way into women’s brains

Suzanne Sadedin | 
Do women retain DNA from every man they have ever slept with? No. [But this study] found male cells in 37 out ...
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Can we trust the eyes of those who witness crimes?

Andrew Porterfield | 
The credibility of eyewitness accounts has taken some hits from DNA evidence-based refutation of trial testimony. But there's more here ...
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Micro RNA: Genetic suppression might control insect-borne diseases and limit pesticide use

Richard Levine | 
New methods of controlling mosquitos without chemicals include releasing sterile males, spreading confusing pheromones and, most recently, disrupting egg development ...
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Mapping the complex wiring of our brains

Kerri Smith | 
Marta Zlatic owns what could be the most tedious film collection ever...the neuroscientist has stored more than 20,000 hours of ...
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Alzheimer’s memory loss may be reversible, after all

Olivia Petter | 
Symptoms of Alzheimer’s affecting patient’s memories could be reversed, new research from MIT indicates. It might be possible to break down the ...
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Fruit fly social behavior could offer insights into how humans interact

Hala Ghonaim | 
Instead of shooing them away, one Western University researcher is getting up close and personal with fruit flies to determine why ...
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Could gene editing have saved Charlie Gard?

Ricki Lewis | 
The British infant died of a mitochondrial disease as news broke that US scientists had successfully edited a human embryo ...
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Anti-aging hormone boosts cognitive abilities in mice – could humans be next?

Kendra Pierre-Louis | 
[Klotho is] a naturally occurring hormone in the body. More than two decades ago, Japanese researchers discovered that this hormone ...
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Autism severity and brain size linked to genetic ‘glitch’ that disrupts sociability circuits

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) all have problems socialising, but beyond that their disorders can be vastly different. That ...
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Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week – August 14, 2017

Ideological hypocrisy? Environmentalists once supported land-based aquaculture—until it included genetically modified fish | Andrew Porterfield Have the BRCA mutation? Debating a precautionary ...
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Sports and war: With concussions, there’s little difference between football, fighting

Ben Locwin | 
Evidence suggests "early aging" in the brains of troops is a result of experiencing bomb blasts. It may be similar ...
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Cerebral organoids: How can we know if cells collected as ‘mini-brains’ are conscious?

Mike Klymkowsky | 
[Editor's note: Mike Klymkowsky is a Professor of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder.] The ...
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Genetic screening could help identify opioid addiction risks

Amanda Oldt | 
Research presented at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo indicated accuracy of a ...
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Genetic screening of children with epilepsy could lead to better treatments

Robert Preidt | 
A new study supports routine genetic testing for epilepsy in young children with seizures. … "Identifying the precise cause of ...
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16 genetic markers that could shorten your lifespan

Why do some of us live longer than others? While the environment in which we live...plays the biggest part, about ...
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Zika tragedy reanimates ethical and medical debate about vaccines for pregnant women

Jon Cohen | 
Ever since the shocking realization in 1961 that the morning sickness pill thalidomide caused shortened limbs in babies, doctors have ...
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3D printed brain-like tissue made from stem cells offers hope to address neurological disorders

Anna Salleh | 
Scientists in Australia have used a 3D printer to create nerve cells found in the brain using a special bio-ink ...
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Are our views on religion, astrology and new-age beliefs hardwired?

David Warmflash | 
Our beliefs, including irrational ones such as an embrace of pseudoscience and 'fake news', have been shown to be somewhat ...
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Fountain of youth? Stem cells show promise in slowing aging, rejuvenating brain — in mice

Sara Reardon | 
Stem cells in the brain could be the key to extending life and slowing ageing. These cells — which are ...
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Oxygen therapy reverses brain damage in toddler who nearly drowned

Hannah Osborne | 
In what is believed to be a world first, scientists have reversed brain damage in a toddler that drowned in ...
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Universal structures? Galaxies and neural networks ‘strikingly similar’

Alberto Feletti, Franco Vazza | 
We — an astrophysicist and a neuroscientist — joined forces to quantitatively compare the complexity of galaxy networks and neuronal ...
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Brain myths: Views about neuroscience are mostly wrong—even among many scientists

Christian Jarrett | 
A new US survey published in Frontiers in Psychology finds that belief in brain myths remains widespread, and moreover, that extensive education in neuroscience ...
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Bacteria-induced inflammation may contribute to Alzheimer’s

Rachael Rettner | 
People with Alzheimer's disease may have higher levels of bacteria in their brains compared to people without the condition, a ...
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Two new genetic mutations linked to Alzheimer’s

Ana Sandoiu | 
New research moves us closer to understanding the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease, as scientists find two new genes that ...
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Gut feeling: Microbiota could aid fight against depression, high blood pressure and weight gain

The trillions of microorganisms in the gut affect our physical and mental state in myriad ways. Can we influence this ...
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