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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Supercharged brains and the quest to think better and faster
For those seeking to enhance cognitive function based on hard evidence, the starting point is worked aimed at improving mental ...
Viewpoint: Why we shouldn’t describe any autistic people as ‘high functioning’
My 10-year-old son can change from an adorable, quirky little dude to an aggressive screamer in a second. He sinks ...
Australia aims to eliminate cervical cancer with HPV vaccine and DNA screening
Cervical cancer could be effectively eliminated in Australia within the next four decades, medical experts say, after new data revealed ...
Using robots for the ‘donkey work’ of genetic research
In the basement of Imperial College sits the London DNA Foundry. ... This foundry is, however, determinedly modern. Liquid is ...
Herbicides make sweet corn sweeter and boost crop’s beneficial mineral levels, study finds
New work shows [that] changes in treated crops are substantial enough to change both their nutritional value and flavour. [The ...
Price of evolution? Schizophrenia linked to development of complex brains
Schizophrenia affects only about 1% of the US population. The condition is typified by confused thoughts and speech, delusions and hallucinations. Symptoms ...
Genetically modified ticks could fight Lyme disease
Monika Gulia-Nuss, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno, is working ...
How the genetics revolution is upending our concept of disease—and how that could improve healthcare
What is a disease? This seemingly abstract and theoretical question is actually among the most practical questions in all of ...
Safer silicon breast implants made with bioengineered silk coating
Around 46% of women with silicone implants undergo re-operation within three years; 25% have their implants removed due to irritation, or the ...
Male birth control: Still no pill despite 50 years of contraceptive research
Today, there are 17 female-controlled forms of contraception approved by the FDA, including the birth control pill. Yet condoms and ...
‘Spreading depression’: The silencing of electrical activity in dying brains
Harvard biologist Aristides Leão described finding a sudden silencing of electrical activity in the exposed brains of his unconscious experimental animals after ...
Big breakthrough? Man’s penis injected with stem cells at controversial clinic
Ben Greenfield is a cult figure among fitness fanatics, a guru to the sort of nerds who devote themselves to ...
Transforming modern medicine doesn’t have to be high tech or expensive
While intricate high-tech breakthroughs are incredible, it's important to realize the value of low-cost and low-tech ingenuity ...
Regulatory, ethical issues muddy the waters around advanced reproductive technologies
In November 2017, a baby named Emma Gibson was born in the state of Tennessee. Her birth, to a 25-year-old ...
Viewpoint: We need strong federal funding to tackle brain disorders
Because of breakthroughs like those of the Human Genome Project, and the development of new scientific tools and techniques, we ...
Wading through California’s coffee-cancer controversy
California might soon start requiring Starbucks to warn its customers that coffee causes cancer. Has California gone nuts, or is ...
Getting to the roots of insomnia and what you can do about it
Ever struggle with sleep? Almost all of us will at some point our lifetime. Several factors are at play--including travel ...
Trump brain test inspires creation of online version for consumers
Weeks after [President] Trump posted his perfect [Montreal Cognitive Assessment] score (30/30), the researchers started working on a new tool, ...
Should we fear all of these ‘toxins’ alternative medicine warns us about?
“Detox diets” and “detox kits” are dietary interventions that are claimed to support or promote the elimination of toxins. They ...
Biodiversity is more than just beauty: ‘It is the very apparatus that holds us steady’
Biodiversity is integral to life, but is more than just a huge number of species: It also represents the variations ...
Seeking a connection between autism and the brain’s memory center
The same processes that enable the brain to store new memories may also control many autism genes, a new study ...
Do antidepressants really work? This study says they do
Scientists say they have settled one of medicine's biggest debates after a huge study found that anti-depressants work. The study, ...
Controversial natural supplement kratom draws FDA’s ire after Salmonella outbreak
It’s no secret that the Food Drug Administration isn’t a fan of kratom, a popular herb purported to help people with digestive ...
How the vampire bat came to feed on blood, and what we can learn from its droppings
Why do the three species of vampire bats eat only blood, compared to the 1,240 other species that are perfectly ...
‘Quantum leap’ in autism research could lead to better diagnosis, treatments
A new computational method has connected several target genes to autism, according to new research. The findings, along with other ...
Rapid blood test for traumatic brain injury approved by FDA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a blood test that may revolutionize the diagnosis of [traumatic brain injury] ...
Promiscuous bacterial ‘sex’ plays role in antibiotic resistance
Bacteria and fungi created natural antibiotics eons before drug companies turned them into medicines. To counter these natural microbe killers, ...
