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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To fight cancer, researchers propose amping up body’s immune system
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Electrical shocks to brain boost learning, improve depression symptoms
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Can DNA identify injury-prone athletes? Soccer giant Barcelona believes so. Should you?
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GMO Bt corn reduces fungal toxins that pose threat to human health
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Precision medicine for rare cancers could point to effective treatments
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Canadian company offers free cancer genetic screening: Is it too good to be true?
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Lack of data hinders treatments for rare genetic diseases
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Pseudoscience remedies last thing cancer patients need to hear about
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Anti-abortion Republicans seek scientists’ names, jeapordizing medical research
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Birth month may play role in allergy risk
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Can GM maggots save us from antibiotic resistant bacteria?
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Do certain microbes raise Alzheimer’s risk? Researchers debate
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Controversial test claims to gauge autism risk from placenta
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Apple seeking to venture further into customers’ health
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Our microbiome: Separating hype from health
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Genetic analysis shows lasting effects of caste system on health of modern Indians
Modern genetic analysis shows that India's caste system still has a significant affect on the health and biology of modern ...
Pesticide phobia: Everyday foods filled with (unharmful) pesticides
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How will normalizing US-Cuba relations affect agriculture, biotechnology in both countries?
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Maggots genetically engineered to help wounds heal faster
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Schizophrenia’s family ties invoke necessity of genetics in mental illness research
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Scientist search brain for origins of risk-taking
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Zika, microcephaly link: What’s the evidence, and what’s still unknown?
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Many doctors reluctant to discuss genetic tests with patients
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Boy’s death highlights need for reform, more oversight in medical genetics
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