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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As climate heats up, can drought-tolerant GMO crops help prevent famine and conflict?
When most of us think about the threats posed by climate change, events like floods, droughts, intense storms and hotter ...
Lay off the ibuprofen? Painkiller may lower male testosterone
In recent decades, prompted by concerns that men's sperm quality is declining, researchers have looked at things they suspect of ...
Deepening the nature v. nurture debate: How hormones impact development in the womb is often most key
Hormones released into an expectant mother's bloodstream may affect the child's intelligence, mental health and susceptibility to stress, among other ...
Extending human life: What are the age limits?
How long do you want to live - to 85, 90, 100 or beyond? More important than how long we ...
We still don’t know how anesthesia works—but we’re one step closer to figuring it out
If you’re planning to have major surgery soon, you might not want to read this next sentence. Scientists don’t actually ...
Could our microbiome offer diet advice? Edible sensors look inside our digestive system
Wouldn’t it be nice if our microbiomes could serve up diet advice—some science-based assurance that our food and medicines act ...
How our cells’ natural defenses to fight cancer can be unlocked by new immunotherapy
Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes, immune cells which have a powerful arsenal of cytotoxic weaponry that they can use ...
Judge delays glyphosate lawsuit after study of 45,000 people finds no link to cancer
In October 2016, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated all federally-filed Roundup lawsuits into one court in ...
Reversing aging in the elderly? Cells derived from skin of old mice show it may be possible
Researchers at Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM) João Lobo Antunes have found that manipulating a single RNA molecule is enough ...
Obesity linked to brain cell ‘antenna,’ opening potential treatment pathway
The key to controlling hunger and fighting obesity is in brain cells that produce hormones, according to research. ... Scientists ...
Perfect workout: Could genetic tests identify your optimal training routine?
A new review examines the potential of genetic testing for creating personalized exercise regimens for physical training and for identifying ...
Can gene therapy reduce terminal cancers to minor chronic diseases that are ‘no different than high blood pressure’?
On Oct. 15 at 8 a.m., Andy Lindsay stood atop 21,247-foot Mera Peak in Nepal, a wildly improbable place for ...
How Alzheimer’s kills: Protein tau spreads through the brain like an infectious disease
For the first time, scientists have produced evidence in living humans that the protein tau, which mars the brain in ...
Designer proteins could help us fight flu, remove gluten from foods
[Researchers have] been stumped by one great mystery: how the building blocks in a protein take their final shape. David ...
Breathe easy moms: Baby formula made from cow’s milk does not cause diabetes
A 15-year global study of children genetically predisposed to developing Type 1 diabetes found that drinking formula made with cow’s ...
Treating difficult brain and breast cancers with the help of viruses
New research published in Science Translational Medicine ... introduced a new potential treatment for some of the most difficult to treat cancers––brain and triple negative ...
Treating the concussion epidemic: Could spit tests identify those most likely to recover slowly?
A study found that microRNA in the saliva may offer early warning signs about a person's likelihood of recovering quickly ...
Study: Pesticide residue on food as risky as drinking one glass of wine—every 7 years
Relatively few studies are available on realistic cumulative risk assessments for dietary pesticide exposure. Despite available studies showing low risk, ...
Viewpoint: Most online personality tests are scientific quackery––except maybe this one
While most of the personality tests shared around the internet are, indeed, bogus procrastination devices, there is a science to ...
Talking Biotech: How genetic engineering can reduce cancer-causing contaminants in peanuts
Plant pathologist Dilip Shah: GMO peanuts could help eliminate a potent threat to human health in the developing world ...
Viewpoint: Why I avoid buying food with the Non-GMO Project label
Katie Pinke is the general manager/publisher of AgWeek I decided to visit the Non-GMO Project website and Twitter profile to ...
Deep learning: Google wants to use retinal photos to predict blood pressure, age, smoking status
Eyes are said to be the window to the soul—but researchers at Google see them as indicators of a person’s ...
White blood cell warning system ‘sprays’ DNA to alert other cells
When some of our white blood cells detect viruses or other microbes that have invaded our bodies, they may alert ...
Can online gamers help developing nations solve aflatoxin crop contamination?
Puzzle solvers at the website Fold.it, a crowdsourcing project, are being asked to look for new and efficient ways to ...
Could we fight HIV with new Car-T therapy?
The same kind of DNA tinkering that produced the first FDA-approved gene therapy for cancer has shown hints of suppressing and even ...
Nature and nurture: Environment and genes contribute equally to risk of depression
For the first time, researchers have found that the environment you’re raised in is as important as your genes in ...
Saudi Arabia requires premarital genetic screening. How is it working out?
In Saudi Arabia, if you’re planning to tie the knot, there’s a step you must go through that doesn’t happen ...
