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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Do ‘genetic superheroes’ exist? Or did media overhype Resilience Project?
A study claimed to identify 13 'genetic superheroes.' The media hyped it, claiming these 'resilient' individuals may hold the key ...
Late bloomer? Genes can predict when you lost your virginity, new study finds
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As many a pining ...
Families suing sperm bank over use of mentally ill felon’s sperm
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A man billed as ...
Zika virus’s rapid 70-year evolution may have given rise to current outbreak
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Comparing the sequences of ...
Next job for the microbiome: Tagging criminals
The microbiome may have a new application; solving crimes. Unless it doesn't work ...
What is consciousness? LSD might help unlock answer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Almost three-quarters of a ...
Genetically engineered animals can help save species, but environmental concerns abound
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Biotechnologists have engineered the mosquito ...
Autistic people have lower cancer risk, but more cancer gene mutations
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The conclusion of a ...
Drugs for your microbiome may be coming soon
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Those drugs in your ...
Investigation: Scientists say IARC’s cancer classifications on chemicals, food scare consumers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Over four decades, a ...
Talking Biotech: Kansas Wheat Innovation Center’s Chris Miller talks breeding, future solutions for less reactive wheat
Chris Miller of Kansas Wheat Innovation Center on wheat future, gluten free and breeding ...
What the #%!*& ? Pain—It’s all in your head, but your emotions can control it
It really is true that pain is 'all in your head’. That understanding is part of a new wave of ...
What the #%!*& ? Pain—It’s all in your head, but your emotions can control it
It really is true that pain is 'all in your head’. That understanding is part of a new wave of ...
Whole genome sequencing could have huge impact on medicine
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. "It sounds kind of ...
What the #%!*& ? Pain—It’s all in your head, but your emotions can control it
It really is true that pain is 'all in your head’. That understanding is part of a new wave of ...
Largest ever bioimaging study underway in UK
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The largest ever health ...
Can money cure cancer?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Tech entrepreneur Sean Parker ...
What the #%!*& ? Pain—It’s all in your head, but your emotions can control it
It really is true that pain is 'all in your head’. That understanding is part of a new wave of ...
Are engineered insects our best chance to stop spread of mosquito-borne diseases?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Between malaria, dengue and ...
Could human genome editing threaten sense of identity?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In February 2016, the ...
Microbiome may be next big frontier in medicine
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The human gut microbiome ...
Biotech company shooting to cure rare diseases with CRISPR goes public
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Intellia Therapeutics, a biotech ...
To stop cancer, scientists seek to understand how tumors evolve
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. About six years ago, ...
Fitbit health data help doctors diagnose patient in medical first
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. On Jan. 5, a ...
Antibiotic resistance continuing to rise in Chinese and American livestock
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Around the world, antibiotic ...
Massive genomic study identifies six types of liver cancer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In the largest genomic ...
Why it matters that Sanders aligns with conservatives on funding stem cell and cloning research
Bernie Sanders has consistently aligned with social conservatives on human cloning and stem cell research. What could this mean for ...
