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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Antibiotic resistant bacteria could kill 10 million every year by 2050
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Under instructions from U.K ...
Former FDA GMO medical reviewer attacks IARC as “worst regulator ever”
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Recent articles by investigative journalist David ...
No evidence linking glyphosate, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A group of farmers is ...
Florida Keys residents divided over use of biotech mosquitoes in fight against Zika
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A biotech mosquito is ...
We still don’t really know what probiotics do
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Probiotics are having a ...
Genetics may contribute to when we lose our virginity, but other factors still dominate
Data now suggest genes involved in puberty and psychological development also affect when we start having sex, but how believable ...
Glyphosate, cancer confusion: Explaining WHO’s contradicting reports
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Glyphosate poses no cancer ...
Requiring patient consent to use blood in research will hinder progress, scientists warn
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists are warning that ...
Many doctors reluctant to embrace personalized medicine
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Tailoring treatments to genetic ...
Why does cancer affect men and women differently?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Researchers are shedding new ...
Human preservation: Will advances in cryobiology change science fiction to science fact?
Cryonics may sound very sci-fi and many liken its followers to those of some 'New Age religion'. Yet cryonics could ...
Gwyneth Paltrow concerned about GMOs, sells ‘spirit dust’ containing hallucinogens
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Gwyneth Paltrow, human wheat ...
Contradicting IARC, World Health Organization says glyphosate unlikely to cause cancer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The pesticide glyphosate. ...
What can a year in space do to your genes?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. "I was a dorky ...
What’s going on in your gut when you poop?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Shit happens, except when ...
Fathers’ lifestyle, age affect children’s epigenome
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists from the Georgetown ...
Doctors ‘cautiously optimistic’ about first ever penis transplant in US
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A man whose penis ...
U.S. lawmakers question EPA’s handling of glyphosate review
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. U.S. lawmakers have asked ...
Is the human gene pool in danger?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Should we worry about ...
Controversial Theranos blood test ineffective, and likely unncecessary
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Over the last few ...
Talking Biotech: Bacteria wiping out Florida oranges–Fred Gmitter says GMO tweak could save them
University of Florida citrus expert Fred Gmitter on challenges of combating bacteria threatening Florida's citrus crops ...
When will CRISPR be safe enough to translate to therapy?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Researchers have published successes ...
Gene therapy may give way to new type I diabetes treatment
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Despite eclectic ways of ...
Artificial selection has increased carrots’ beta carotene content by 50% since 1970
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . [A]fter ...
White House announces launch of new microbiome initiative
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The White House is ...
Genetics changing how we define cancer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Cancer is still one ...
Zika won’t stop Rio Olympics, despite significant health concerns
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Rio Olympics will ...
