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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Claims that sugar alters hundreds of ‘brain genes’ don’t hold up to scrutiny, science
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. How Kevin Spacey is ...
Florida residents set to vote on GM mosquito anti-Zika efforts
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. On August 30, residents ...
Can’t sleep first night in new place? Your brain might explain why
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. To most scientists, discarding ...
Understanding genetics crucial for precision medicine, personalized cancer treatment
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Ben Gilmer chokes up ...
Talking Biotech: Key Gene CEO Arjen van Tunen talks weed crisis; Curt Hannah on corn; Folta on Borlaug award
Key Gene CEO Arjen van Tunen talks weed crisis; Curt Hannah talks corn; Folta on Borlaug award after year of ...
Inuit Paradox: Can we all eat lots of fat without weight gain or heart disease?
It used to be "French paradox" now it's Inuits: Eat lots of fat and never gain weight or have heart ...
New CRISPR technique makes gene editing a little less messy
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For all the hoopla about ...
Synthetic biologists fight snake venom with engineered DNA
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When the medical charity ...
Music icon Prince dead at 57: Was influenza responsible?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The gifted musician, songwriter ...
Can we ever pinpoint exact cause of someone’s cancer?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. “But what caused it?” ...
Genetic tests turning out surprise fees for many patients
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Leslie Parks was 34 ...
CRISPR may help neuroscientists unlock genetics of psychiatric disease
We still have much to learn about the genetics of the human brain, but advances in gene editing have allowed ...
NRDC plays scary Agent Orange card about 2,4-D herbicide found safe by regulators
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There has been a ...
Getting humans to Mars may rely on space twins, astronaut roundworms, and epigenetics
Do your genes change their behavior during space travel? Experiments on the epigenetics of astronauts may soon provide an answer ...
WebMD’s advice on organic food relies on activist recommendations
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Boasting credible, accurate content ...
Gene therapy gives new hope to curing ‘bubble boy’ disease
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. David Vetter, the famous ...
Sweden, UK, China move forward with human embryonic gene editing amid ethical concerns
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. At the Karolinska Institute ...
Cancer genetic analysis producing more precise treatments
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As researchers look for ...
Irrational fears may be built into our psychology
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In 2011, the city leaders of ...
‘Fear is profitable’: Environmental Working Group’s 2016 ‘Dirty Dozen’ list still flawed
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Sometimes it pays to ...
Glyphosate residues, most at safe levels, found in breakfast foods, including organic products
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. According to a report ...
With advances in gene editing, CRISPR: How close are we to sci-fi thriller Gattaca?
With recent advances in gene editing, some worry that this could lead society down a path to Gattaca? But is ...
Your body’s ‘biological age’ may show how old your really are
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The idea that time ...
‘Mosaic’ embryos raise ethical concerns over IVF
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The couple wanted a ...
Cancer research not exempt from science’s reproducibility problem
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The U.S. government spends ...
Worst of Zika’s impact will persist over long term
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Zika is a disease ...
Fossilized plants from Neanderthals’ teeth contradict accepted theory of their diet
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Neanderthals were ancient, compared ...
