Health
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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Premature babies show signs of abnormal brain activity before birth
Even before they are born, premature babies may display alterations in the circuitry of their developing brains, according to a ...
Rare gene mutation more dangerous to the heart than previously thought
Around 1% of the population carries a genetic mutation which can have a strong impact on their heart health. It ...
Why design babies when we can sift through ideal embryos instead?
Brave New World has become the inevitable reference point for all media discussion of new advances in reproductive technology...But the ...
Nestlé moves towards high tech, genetically tailored nutrition
The modern food movement has brought us to a fork in the road. On one path are people who say ...
Biotech industry’s nutrition-related GM crops falling short of hopes
Editor’s Note: This blog by geneticist Anastasia Bodnar evaluates whether the biotechnology industry's nutrition-related claims about GM crops are true ...
Alzheimer’s linked gene may protect brain from parasites
People who carry one copy [of the ApoE4 gene] have a three-fold higher risk of Alzheimer’s than those with none...Even if ...
GMO Bt corn contains fewer disease-causing mycotoxins than conventional corn
Editor's Note: This blog by geneticist Anastasia Bodnar evaluate whether claims made by the biotechnology industry that GM foods are free ...
Evolution erasing our Neanderthal genes, rooting out harmful variants
Although the Neanderthals went extinct 30,000 years ago, their genes live on in human beings. A new study at the ...
Aggressive brain tumors temporarily halted using genetically modified immune cells
One of the most deadly types of cancers are glioblastomas – a particularly aggressive form of brain tumor. Patients diagnosed ...
Stomachs grown from stem cells could yield secrets of digestion
Stomach-related diseases are common, affecting millions of people. An estimated 25 percent of individuals in the United States are affected ...
Risk of kidney failure could be predicted by DNA coding
Counting the number of times a string of letters appears in the genome could bring us closer to predicting kidney ...
Eggs in IVF treatments need both nature and nurture
Nurture is as important as nature when it comes to IVF, scientists have found, after showing that the chemical 'soup' ...
7 ways CRISPR gene editing could transform our lives
[W]e asked a variety of scientists what they think are realistically the most exciting ways that scientists might one day ...
3 ways genetic engineering could finally eliminate malaria
[D]espite modern disease management strategies...malaria still killed nearly half a million people [in 2015]. ... [However,] some scientists are experimenting with how ...
What genetics reveals about traditional Chinese medicine
Can Chinese medicine impact the human genome, and deliver on its promises? A variety of individual responses to these therapies ...
‘Hearts-in-a-dish’: Gene editing and stem cell technologies unravel mysteries of heart disease
When a patient shows symptoms of cancer, a biopsy is taken...But the same can’t be done for heart disease, the ...
Pro and anti-GMO activists’ goals for food and environment are not that different
I, too, am concerned about ... my children and grandchildren: will they have clean air and water? ... You’re frustrated by the ...
Obesity changes gene activity which may predict diabetes risk study says
In what is being called the biggest study yet on the effect of body mass index (BMI) on DNA, researchers ...
Video: Quick and simple guide to creating babies using IVF
In vitro fertilization (IVF) has changed dramatically ever since the first baby to be conceived by IVF was born in ...
Environmental groups push stricter pesticide rules, including glyphosate ban, in Hawaii
Hawaii residents concerned about pesticide use by major agriculture companies on the islands are planning a push to strengthen regulation ...
Transcranial magnetic stimulation: Can strong magnetics revive your sex drive?
If TMS, which is already FDA approved to treat depression, can reverse sexual dysfunction, it would be a boon particularly ...
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder: Debilitating form of PMS has genetic basis
It's genetic – the debilitating form of premenstrual syndrome with very severe cramps, irritability, breast soreness and muscle aches known ...
Lifestyle changes can directly affect rate of aging, authors of ‘The Telomere Effect’ argue
The main message of “The Telomere Effect,” [authored by Nobel Laureate Elizabeth Blackburn and psychologist Elissa Epel] being published Tuesday, is ...
Could DNA-tailored exercise become the future of fitness?
Boot camps have become commonplace - but an emerging trend in this fitness space is the DNA boot camp. I signed ...
Millennials favor organic foods with their minds, not their wallets
There are many divides among Americans when it comes to their views and practices about food, but one of the ...
Differences in brain wiring could explain why some people learn languages quicker
Babies' ability to soak up language makes them the envy of adult learners everywhere. Still, some grown-ups can acquire new ...
More than skin deep: Discrimination can influence how genes express themselves and negatively impact health
It's no secret that discrimination is stressful for those who experience it, but turns out the issue is more than ...
