Health & Medicine
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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Viewpoint: Eating red meat won’t harm you or destroy the environment, and it has some nutritional advantages
We’ve all been steak-shamed before .... According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, red meat consumption has fallen more than ...
Podcast: Genetically engineered CAR-T cell therapies destroy cancer cells. Here’s how they work
Many millions of words have been written about GMO crops. As a result, most people know they can now buy ...
Create a fetus without an egg or sperm? Researchers have done it with mice
Reproduction used to be a simple thing: two parents, one egg, one sperm, one embryo, one baby. But on [October ...
CRISPR-edited wheat cuts immune response in ‘gluten-sensitive’ patients by 85%, new study shows
Approximately one person in 100 has celiac disease, which means for them eating gluten is risking diarrhea, vomiting, malnutrition, and ...
Podcast: Should you eat ‘fake meat’? Geneticist Chana Davis breaks down the GMO Impossible Burger controversy
The Impossible Burger has exploded in popularity across the US, with grocery stores and popular fast-food chains like Burger King ...
FDA-approved edible cotton seeds show how GMO, CRISPR-edited crops can battle global hunger
We can't eliminate hunger overnight, but this breakthrough cotton variety will combat a lot of needless suffering ...
Brains and birth control pills: Oral contraceptives may affect learning, memory and the immune system
Sarah E Hill, a professor of social psychology at the Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas argues we need ...
‘Drink like there is tomorrow’: Inside the quest to prevent hangovers with a GMO probiotic
Engineered probiotics and other microbes provide amazing opportunities ...
Could common infections be causing eating disorders?
Infections might, in fact, spark eating disorders in some people. For the study, Lauren Breithaupt, a clinical psychologist at Massachusetts ...
Cotton industry prepares to commercialize FDA-approved GMO seeds to help ‘feed 500 million people’
The cotton industry hopes to launch a new market for a genetically modified cotton plant whose seeds are edible for ...
‘No evidence’ low-level glyphosate exposure causes kidney damage in children, study shows
The goal of this study was to assess biomarkers of exposure to glyphosate and assess potential associations with renal function ...
Only child syndrome? These kids are no more ‘selfish, narcissistic’ than others, study suggests
Wherever you fall in a group of siblings, there are plenty of stereotypes about the sort of person you are ...
Battle over sugar’s health effects spurs development of new biotech-based sweeteners
The idea that, beyond their ability to inflate the calories of food, added sugars are uniquely bad for us is ...
Ancestry tests underreport African genetic diversity, limiting benefits of precision medicine for blacks. Here’s how we can change that.
The newly-sequenced African genomes will help fill in the outlines of the origin and diversification of humanity ...
Podcast: Edible cotton—how genetic engineering turns toxic seeds into nutritious food
Cotton production is a global industry. Grown by approximately 80 countries, the crop is primarily harvested for fiber to make ...
Here’s what you should know about disease-fighting GMO mosquitoes
Media references to Jurassic Park and 'mutant hybrid insects' are based on a thorough misunderstanding of this effective technology ...
How fathers’ diets, lifestyle choices could impact their babies’ health
[E]merging science indicates that fathers play a more significant role in pregnancy outcomes than previously thought. … Traditionally, the father’s ...
What does a healthy human gut virome look like? Study shows that we have no idea
There’s a lot that scientists don’t know about the gut microbiota, and when it comes to the viruses present there ...
Viewpoint: Documentary ‘Modified’ peddles falsehoods about GMOs, pesticides and ‘corporate control’ of food
"Modified” is an elaborate lie about genetic engineering ...
Viewpoint: Golden Rice—how ‘stultifying overregulation, fear and hostility’ kept a GMO superfood off the market
The superfood thus seemed to have everything going for it: It would be the basis for a sea change in ...
‘Connection is what makes life worth living’: Study suggests extroverts are happier
“There are benefits of introversion,” says University of California, Riverside, psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky. “But research shows that extroverts are happier.” A ...
Video: Naturopathic doctor challenges Environmental Working Group’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ scare campaign, says don’t fear trace pesticides on food
Today, I want to talk to you about something I recently changed my mind about. This .... might come off ...
Battling insomnia with a host of high-tech hacks. Do they work?
In the US alone, [there’s] 82 million people who struggle with sleep. Given those figures, it’s no wonder there are ...
Viewpoint: Trust experts over activists on GMOs, climate change, vaccines
Science occupies a special place in our society. It is subversive in the sense that it recognizes no authority other ...
Video: Study vindicating red meat reignites age-old debate over dietary guidelines, conflicts of interest
It's not the first time researcher Bradley Johnston has had the nutrition community up in arms over his work. Johnston, ...
Developing world should curb agricultural antibiotic use to combat drug-resistant bacteria, study warns
The growing appetite for animal protein in developing countries has resulted in a smorgasbord of antibiotic consumption for livestock that ...
Viewpoint: Ignore the internet food gurus—canola oil probably doesn’t cause Alzheimer’s disease
Food fads make me want to scream, cry, and hide in a cabin in the mountains. MSG is safe. And high ...
