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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California may soon label coffee as a cancer risk—more than 100 studies suggest the opposite
In what's got to be the dumbest idea yet from the nanny state of California (sorry, guys, but it's true), coffee sold ...
Is there a link between autism spike and ultrasound tests?
[A]s ultrasound use has sharply increased, so too have diagnoses of autism—prompting questions about a potential relationship. A rigorous new ...
Can we boost memory through brain stimulation?
In a study appearing [February 6] in Nature Communications, [...] a team of researchers succeeded at enhancing memory more reliably, by stimulating ...
Harnessing bacteria like E. coli to dispense medicines shows promise, but hurdles remain
We’ve already seen the first cellular medicines, human immune cells genetically reprogrammed to attack cancer cells. Now the first bacterial medicines ...
Lab-grown human eggs may offer hope for the infertile
In a landmark development, scientists have been able to replicate the process where egg cells mature in the ovaries outside ...
Viewpoint: Your family should know if any of your genetic mutations are linked to cancer
Editor's note: Charité Ricker is a cancer genetic counselor at the University of Southern California For 15 years I have counseled patients ...
Why electrical brain stimulation to enhance memory or relieve depression may not work
[S]cientists and hobbyists alike look for ways to change the activity of neurons without cutting into the brain and implanting ...
Viewpoint: This flu season is a ‘wake-up call’—we need a universal flu vaccine
Editor's note: Henry I. Miller, a physician, molecular biologist and former flu virus researcher, is the Robert Wesson fellow in scientific ...
3-parent embryos: UK doctors identify two women to undergo breakthrough, controversial procedure
Doctors in Newcastle have been granted permission to create Britain’s first “three-person babies” for two women who are at risk ...
Is there a difference in the toxic effects of glyphosate versus herbicides like Roundup that include surfactants?
Glyphosate is rarely used on its own in the field. Herbicide formulations as a whole include a variety of other ...
Viewpoint: Self-diagnosed celiac disease is just the latest diet obsession of wealthy white people
There are people who are allergic to gluten. But the recent surge in self-diagnosed Celiac sufferers is little more than ...
Autism shares gene expression pathways with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Gene expression patterns in the brains of people with autism are similar to those of people who have schizophrenia or ...
Female infertility linked to missing egg protein
UC San Diego researchers say they appear to have discovered a previously unknown cause of female infertility. Their study, performed in mice, ...
Our brain is in constant motion—but what makes it tick?
What makes the brain tick? What keeps the constant stream of energy welling up within ourselves when we are alert ...
The quest for youth, and what our genes have to say about it
Why do some people seem to age faster than others? The answer may lie in our epigenetics ...
Why the ‘Hong Kong’ flu is wreaking so much havoc
In 1968, scientists discovered a new strain of flu circulating around Hong Kong. The virus, though, didn't stay put. It ...
Do cell phones cause cancer? Long-awaited study offers mixed results, no definitive answer
The long-awaited results of a $25 million National Institutes of Health study on the effects of cellphone radio-frequency radiation exposure on animals is ...
Boys’ and girls’ brains are different as early as 1 month of age
On average, men and women differ psychologically in small but reliable ways, such as in personality, interests, and cognitive performance, but the basis ...
The regenerating axolotl: What can we learn from its giant genome?
Scientists have decoded the genome of the axolotl, the Mexican amphibian with a Mona Lisa smile. It has 32 billion ...
Chasing the ‘Fountain of Youth’ through stem cells
Editor's note: The following is part of a Q&A interview with Vittorio Sebastiano, a research professor of reproductive biology at ...
Forecasting the flu is a challenge. Here’s why
[F]or the third week in a row, flu activity remains widespread in 49 states, according to the latest CDC data ...
‘Cancer vaccine’ shows promise in mice; human trial next
A combination of a tiny segment of DNA and a specific antibody injected into a solid tumour has been shown ...
Autism researchers focus on ‘retired’ line of mice with missing gene
Nearly 20 years ago, a new strain of mice debuted in a California laboratory. The mice were missing a gene ...
Incurable arthritic knees? Gene therapy offers new hope
Imagine a single injection into the knee vanquishing painful arthritis — forever. Gene therapies aimed at two molecular targets could ...
CRISPR shows promise in treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Scientists have successfully tweaked the DNA in human heart cells to correct mutations that cause a deadly disease. If the ...
Why autistic children are less likely to engage socially
[C]linicians and scientists have proposed a variety of theories to explain why kids with ASD tend to be less socially ...
What might the next flu pandemic look like?
If humanity is lucky, the next flu virus with pandemic potential will unfold somewhere quick to catch and contain the threat—a ...
