Genetics likely determine who benefits from vitamins in the developed world

Melinda Wenner Moyer&nbsp|&nbsp
In 1911, Polish biochemist Casimir Funk discovered what was behind a then-mysterious neurological condition known as beriberi, common in regions ...

Brain cancer may have rogue stem cell origin, option for treatment

Paul Knoepfler&nbsp|&nbsp
Glioblastoma and other related malignant glioma tumors including diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) are some of the most devastating of ...
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Genetic evidence points toward prosperity to explain dramatic expansion of Ashkenazi Jewry

Gregory Cochran&nbsp|&nbsp
Many people looking at Jewish population history have boggled at the idea of a small group expanding to a few ...

Stem cells responsible for fat in bone marrow and consequent disease

Mark Derewicz&nbsp|&nbsp
Our bones are not stagnant, rock-like things. They change. Marrow—the tissue inside bones—is full of various kinds of cells. And ...

Wade’s genetics of race overestimates evolution’s impact on human culture

Philip Cohen&nbsp|&nbsp
In his latest book, Nicholas Wade, a longtime science journalist, argues that evolution by natural selection created human races with ...

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 ...
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Under guise of ‘free market’, stem cell start ups take sick patients for risky rides

Meredith Knight&nbsp|&nbsp
Some companies are marketing stem cell therapies to sick patients long before they've proven them safe or effective while governmental ...

Computer program reads facial features to identify rare genetic diseases

Andy Coghlan&nbsp|&nbsp
Doctors faced with the tricky task of spotting rare genetic diseases in children may soon be asking parents to email ...

Tearing down bacteria’s walls offers hope for new class of treatment

Scientists at the University of East Anglia have made a breakthrough in the race to solve antibiotic resistance. New research ...

Earliest case of irrigation-loving parasite found in Fertile Cresent

Colin Barras&nbsp|&nbsp
The law of unintended consequences may have a longer history than we thought. At a Neolithic settlement in the region ...
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Turning foe friendly: Domestication of infectious disease

Meredith Knight&nbsp|&nbsp
With the shortage of antibiotics and resistant infections on the rise, evolutionary biologists might provide alternative for curbing infections disease ...

Herpes viruses infected our ancient ancestors

Douglas Quenqua&nbsp|&nbsp
About two-thirds of people are infected with one of two herpes simplex viruses, oral (HSV-1) or genital (HSV-2). New research ...
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What to do when medical genetic screening reveals unexpected parent

Meredith Knight&nbsp|&nbsp
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

Megan Rose Dickey&nbsp|&nbsp
23andMe, the health and ancestry startup, is slowly but surely moving along in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's regulatory ...

Transhumanists target hunger with soy-based nutrition in third world communities

Hank Pellesier&nbsp|&nbsp
Can DIY-Soylent cure the pangs of World Hunger? Can the alchemists of future food collect sufficient funds to fill the ...

Genetics and beer consumption raise risk of mosquito bites

Joseph Stromberg&nbsp|&nbsp
Blood type, metabolism, exercise, shirt color and even drinking beer can make individuals especially delicious to mosquitoes. You come in ...

Pesticide exposure during pregnancy may increase risk of autism

Edward Ortiz&nbsp|&nbsp
Pregnant women who live near areas where agricultural pesticides are applied experience a higher risk of delivering children with autism ...
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Step toward gene screening in the doctor’s office also reality check

Tabitha M. Powledge&nbsp|&nbsp
Clinical Genome and Exome Sequencing, CGES, is an exciting step forward in human medicine that should also be taken with ...

Docs get guidance for patient genomes in practice

Rina Shaikh-Lesko&nbsp|&nbsp
In a review article published this week (June 19) in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers have released guidelines ...

Rapid gene test identifies bacteria in battlefield wounds

Melissa Healy&nbsp|&nbsp
After an American GI is wounded in combat, his or her life depends on the speed of evacuation, the degree ...

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 ...

Best chocolate for your gut bacteria

Paul Sonnier&nbsp|&nbsp
It’s said that, in a healthy human the bacteria cells in our gut and other areas of our body outnumber ...

Brain responds to sunbathing like other addictions

Lauren Hitchings&nbsp|&nbsp
Can't resist getting a tan despite the risks? It might be more than a habit. That's the suggestion from a ...
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Power to edit who you are

Meredith Knight&nbsp|&nbsp
Gene editing in humans will soon become a treatment reality. But how will society determine which conditions deserve this treatment ...

Newly found mutations keep triglyceride levels low, thwart heart disease despite diet

Gina Kolata&nbsp|&nbsp
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

Elizabeth O'Brien&nbsp|&nbsp
We all know that exercise helps keep our hearts healthy, but what keeps our brains in top form? Researchers are ...

Gambling behavior linked to dopamine regulation genes

Robert Sanders&nbsp|&nbsp
Investors and gamblers take note: your betting decisions and strategy are determined, in part, by your genes.esearchers from the University ...
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