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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Art Caplan: Food industry should adopt voluntary GMO labels
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Concern rising over rainforest disease ‘neglected’ by drug companies
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Landmark study favors talk therapy over drugs in schizophrenia treatment
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. More than two million ...
‘Narcissistic food intolerance epidemic’ rages among affluent
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Friends in Venice saw a restaurant ...
More evidence antioxidants can be dangerous, likely raise cancer risk
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Antioxidants have been pitched ...
Mysterious DNA in brain unexpected blessing for evolution
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Mutations can cost an ...
Toddler overcomes odds to survive internal decapitation
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When Rylea Taylor pulled ...
GM plants can make drugs less costly, more attainable
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Parkinson’s treatment shows promise in early trials
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Talking Biotech: India’s cotton whitefly attack; Vitamin-enhanced cassava
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The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The U.S. Food and ...
Techno-pressed societies sleep no less than primitive ones
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Twin study in space: Gemini mid-mission update on pathbreaking nature-nuture research
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Many parents buy into ‘faulty premise’ that organic safer for kids
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Is the organic movement really ‘a scam’?
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Ebola remaining in survivors’ semen causes concern for further spread
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A new study shows ...
CRISPR-engineered pig organs may one day be suitable for human transplants
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Recently, scientists gathered at ...
First-borns get better education, but worse eyesight
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Difficulty treating anorexia may be deeply rooted in brain’s circuits
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Do gut microbes exert influence over the brain?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Nearly a year has ...
Precision medicine’s cost challenges: Are there lower tech alternatives?
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What keeps your microbiome happy?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The microbes in your ...
