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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Cancer-linked obesity soaring among millennials in the United States
Cancers fueled by obesity are on the rise among young adults in the United States and appearing at increasingly younger ...
Is breakfast really important for weight loss? New study says no
Breakfast is often said to be the most important meal of the day, but according to a new review out [January 30] ...
Viewpoint: Bernie Sanders’ views on alternative medicine and GMOs highlight troubling embrace of pseudoscience
At 76 years old many assumed that 2016 would be the last time Bernie Sanders would run for office. The ...
Why Silicon Valley’s food-depriving ‘productivity hacks’ could be dangerous
Twitter’s CEO, Jack Dorsey, doesn’t eat for 22 hours of the day, and sometimes not at all. Over the weekend ...
Examining the link between autism and gender noncomformity
Traits associated with autism and gender variance co-occur even among typical children, a new study suggests. The finding may ease ...
Regenerating tissues and limbs: What we can learn from the the amazing axolotl salamander’s genome
Saving the salamander that Nature called “biology’s beloved amphibian” takes on a special significance given the animal’s remarkable traits. Axolotls are neotenic, ...
Precision medicine for dogs? Silicon Valley startup wants to make it happen
When pet dogs are diagnosed with cancer, they typically get surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation — that is, of course, if ...
AAAS fumble? Prestigious scientists’ organization endorses ‘data-less’ study suggesting links between glyphosate and kidney disease in Sri Lanka
I humbly ask this question. What am I missing? I just read the press release from the AAAS about the 2019 Scientific ...
How long can bacteria live? 500-year experiment could provide answers
In the year 2514, some future scientist will arrive at the University of Edinburgh (assuming the university still exists), open ...
Some of us may have ‘divine healing’ poop for treatment of gut disorders
Scientists often seem to be on a quest for sacred chalices or sterling ammo. But a group of microbiologists has ...
Could ‘aggressively’ attacking high blood pressure prevent cognitive decline?
Some five million Americans live with dementia, most often Alzheimer’s disease. And it’s almost certain that as the general population ...
Autism, attention deficit disorder share ‘significant’ genetic links, sibling study shows
Children who have an older sibling with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at an increased risk of having autism, ...
How climate change could skew the gender ratio
Global warming will have a variety of effects on our planet, yet it may also directly impact our human biology, ...
First clinical trials for controversial ‘3-parent’ fertility treatment begin
[A] 32-year-old Greek woman, who’d previously undergone two operations for endometriosis and four unsuccessful cycles of IVF, once again returned ...
Japan approves stem-cell therapy for spinal cord injuries—but does it even work?
Japan has approved a stem-cell treatment for spinal-cord injuries. The event marks the first such therapy for this kind of ...
Marijuana and mental health: It’s not ‘strictly helpful or harmful’
The exciting news about the complexity of cannabis is that it holds much promise as a potential medicine for many ...
Why the Enlightenment wasn’t so enlightened after all
We view the Enlightenment period as a period of rationalism and reason, but this is far from the truth ...
What you eat as an infant shapes your gut microbiome for years
As soon as we are born, the collection of bacteria that colonize and collaborate with our digestive system starts to ...
CRISPR-edited chickens are coming: Can they stop a bird flu epidemic?
Humans don’t usually get the flu directly from animals, but human outbreaks of bird and swine flu can and do ...
Scientists developing biofortified ‘Amazon Peanut’ with boosted levels of disease-treating proteins, fatty acids
A team of Colombian scientists is working on the development of transgenic sacha inchi, a plant in the Amazon rich ...
When it comes to food, pesticides and drugs, does ‘natural’ mean safer or healthier?
From a scientific point of view, an evaluation is done on a case by case basis, whether it is a ...
Viewpoint: Psychology association’s new guidelines ‘demonize’ masculinity, ignore biology
In my practice as a psychotherapist , I’ve seen an increase of depression in young men who feel emasculated in ...
Even just a bit of exercise might help you live longer, study shows
Yet another study highlights the importance of getting up and doing something—anything!—to be physically active. It suggests that sedentary people ...
Fasting diets are soaring in popularity. Are they backed by science?
Over the past couple of decades, as dozens of diets and weight management schemes have come in and out of ...
‘Attack’ on masculinity? Psychology association defends new clinical guidelines for males
The American Psychological Association is on the defensive over its newly released clinical guidance for treating boys and men, which links ...
Genes or environment? Twins study offers ‘unsatisfying answer’ when it comes to disease
It’s the next chapter in the nature-nurture debate: To keep people healthy, is it better to focus on people’s Zip ...
Vibrating wristband gives deaf people a new way to ‘hear’
Housed inside a wristband slightly bigger than a Fitbit, the Buzz has a microphone that picks up sound and a ...
