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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8 common cancers could be detected early with $500 blood test
A simple-to-take test that tells if you have a tumor lurking, and even where it is in your body, is ...
Solving a riddle: ‘Dark matter’ DNA shown to influence brain development
A puzzle posed by segments of 'dark matter' in genomes — long, winding strands of DNA with no obvious functions ...
Nation’s expanding waistline linked to increase in 13 types of cancer
It's common knowledge that as a country, we've been getting fatter for decades. In some states the prevalence of obesity ...
Marijuana genome map promises to unlock potential of ‘magical’ plant
The fledgling cannabis industry is full of wide-eyed claims about what pot can do. Outperform your favorite energy drink? Maybe. Cure ...
Report: ‘Little doubt’ GMOs increase crop yields
Editor's note: Gary Brester is a professor of agricultural economics at Montana State University Some have questioned whether GM crops ...
Preventing pandemics and the quest for an influenza ‘super-shot’
A century after one of history’s most catastrophic disease outbreaks, scientists are rethinking how to guard against another super-flu like ...
Killing cancer cells with the body’s own internal clock
Women who work night shifts have substantially higher risks of breast, digestive system, and skin cancers, a recent study found ...
Figuring out what a memory looks like in the brain
[Janice] Chen and her colleagues found something odd when they scanned viewers’ brains: as different people retold their own versions ...
Hope for Huntington’s disease? New therapy shows promise in early trial
Huntington’s has no cure. Over decades biotech companies have poured billions of dollars into developing and testing pharmaceuticals for these ...
Viewpoint: It’s time to take a harder look at sugar’s connection to the diabetes epidemic
Discussions about the global epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes tend to assume that these are new phenomena...In the ...
Glyphosate herbicide harms human gut microbiome? ‘Not biologically plausible’
[O]n numerous occasions I have heard glyphosate critics argue that glyphosate should be opposed because it might alter the microbiome ...
Rural-urban divide: Groundbreaking gene therapies could exacerbate inequality in cancer care
Two new cancer treatments have shown miraculous cures, but if you happen to live in Arkansas or Montana, or a ...
Depression and epilepsy may share same genetic roots
From the time of Hippocrates, physicians have suspected a link between epilepsy and depression. Now, for the first time, scientists ...
Learning what Alzheimer’s does to the brain could lead to personalized treatments
Researchers are learning more about the causes and progression of the disease. This leads them to suggest that new treatment ...
MERS treatment could come from genetically engineered cows
Human antibodies made in genetically engineered cows have proved safe in an early stage clinical trial...and could be developed into ...
Why this winter’s flu is wreaking so much havoc
To put it flatly, H3N2 is the problem child of seasonal flu. It causes more deaths than the other influenza ...
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 ...
