Health
Through the study and use of genetics, we can identify measures that could lead to the improvement of human health and wellness. These methods and procedures aim to prevent years of chronic disease and thousands of dollars in health care costs, and provide families and communities with knowledge of how to live healthier.
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How sexuality connects to mental health
[T]here is general agreement on the observation at the heart of Part Two: lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) subpopulations ...
Could adult stem cell therapy revolutionize medicine?
[Rather than embryonic stem cells, t]he more exciting development...is the discovery that our own adult stem cells have a lot ...
Will gene editing lead to ‘biohackers’ creating biological weapons?
The security services are concerned that ‘biohackers’ — groups of ordinary people who use genome editing techniques to alter lifeforms ...
Bringing empirical science to how people view giftedness
Farrah Alexander...published an article...which she concluded[:] "Every child is gifted and talented. So let's stop distinguishing which children are gifted and ...
Gates Foundation doubling efforts to use CRISPR to create mosquito-killing technology
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plans to double the sum it is spending to create a mosquito-killing technology that ...
What role can science play in sexual orientation choice vs innate debate?
While some claim that sexual orientation is a choice, others say that sexual orientation is a fixed feature of one’s ...
Why do hereditary diseases stubbornly stay in human gene pool?
Some diseases are hereditary that are passed on to next generation. If a person is suffering from diseases like Alzheimer’s or diabetes then ...
Infographic: Can modern biotechnology help you live forever?
Immortality, Fountain of Youth... Both are popular tropes repeated in popular science fiction and fantasy literature and movies. It is an idea ...
Beyond BRCA: New, rare genes linked to breast cancer
Most women know about the BRCA 1 and 2 gene mutations and how they significantly increase a woman's chance of ...
Genome editing: Is it a national security threat?
Is genome editing really so powerful that it could do major damage, either accidentally, or through foul play? Or is ...
How genetics affects our diet and lifespan
[T]oday[,] we have the technological ability to traverse an immense amount of distance with relative ease...[which] often leaves our DNA ...
Loneliness may have evolved in humans to help us survive
Loneliness...can...make you depressed, shatter your sleep, [or] even kill you. Yet scientists think loneliness evolved because it was good for ...
Message to college students: How your all nighters affect your learning and memory
The all-nighter is now as synonymous with a college student's life as the frat party, but it is detrimental to ...
Genetics may influence how you feel about your weight
New research led by the University of Colorado Boulder is the first to show that people inherit genes that make them ...
Tampa Bay Times: Pinellas County must use GMO mosquitos to stop Zika—No reason to wait
A bipartisan group of influential elected officials in Pinellas County is asking the Obama administration to allow the use of ...
Video: Presenting genetics lab of tomorrow
The latest advancements in biotechnology and gene editing mean scientists need a more efficient and effective lab environment to conduct ...
Was trauma from Holocaust passed on to children of survivors?
Genetic changes stemming from the trauma suffered by Holocaust survivors are capable of being passed on to their children, the ...
Mosquitoes in Miami test positive for Zika
Mosquitoes trapped in South Beach have tested positive for Zika, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reported on ...
Dietician, mom advises ‘don’t be shamed by misleading labels,’ ignore butterfly Non-GMO label
. . . As a teenager, heading back to school might inspire "label" anxiety - that of the "did I get ...
Revolutionary CAR-T cancer therapy needs to nearly kill you to save you
[There is an] experimental therapy that...could rid [a patient's] body of cancer entirely. It’s called CAR-T therapy, and it works ...
Frustrated Floridian has had it–Satirical rebuke of activists blocking GMO mosquitoes
A goddamned mosquito just bit me on my face in my own house because I live in Florida and it’s ...
Stem cells from bone marrow proved more helpful than those from bloodstream
Blood stem cells derived from donor bone marrow resulted in better self-reported psychological well-being, fewer graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) symptoms, and ...
Are GMOs our best chance at stopping spread of Zika?
The Zika virus is scary.... Worries about Zika are already being used as cudgels in the culture wars. Religious conservatives have ...
First human head transplant set in motion as Russian man volunteers
Italian neuroscientist Dr. Sergio Canavero made headlines [in 2015] when he announced his plans to perform the first human head ...
Information from genetic tests for cancer not always useful for patient
Genetic tests for cancer have come a long way since they first entered the clinic...Yet many patients learn that their ...
Despite skepticism of industry in Florida, biotech offers solutions to Zika, citrus greening
One growing concern...is what kind of future [we're] going to have if activists block advances in the application of biotechnology ...
‘SkinGun’ sprays stem cells to heal burns and wounds
An experimental treatment that sprays on your own stem cells to treat second degree burns...is one of the latest trends ...
