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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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 ...
From 2016 onwards: Gene therapy’s transition from idea to revolutionary medicine
For a few lucky patients, 2016 was the year when gene therapy turned from promises to cures. The technology...made big advances ...
Viruses have evolved so that men suffer worse symptoms than women
Some viruses might cause weaker symptoms in women than in men because it makes them more likely to spread. Many ...
Guide to CRISPR gene editing revolution
In 2016 alone, researchers have shown CRISPR can do some truly astounding things, like create mushrooms that don’t brown easily ...
Pacemakers made out of human stem cells may replace electronic models in future
The very first functional pacemaker cells created out of human stem cells have been developed by scientists from the McEwen ...
Inuit gained genetic advantage against freezing cold from 500,000 year-old DNA
How do Inuit populations in Greenland cope with below-freezing temperatures for the majority of the year? They may have inherited ...
How biotechnology is revolutionizing our lives
Biotechnology is a broad range of technologies that employ living organisms or parts of them to make diverse products. For ...
Harmful gene mutations may have kept us alive in untamed wilderness
[C]ould a genetic mutation...that puts populations at risk for illnesses in one environmental setting manifest itself in positive ways in ...
EU panel concludes organic food may offer limited health, sustainability advantages
This report reviews existing scientific evidence regarding the impact of organic food on human health from an EU perspective, with ...
Moratorium on gene drives rejected at UN biodiversity meeting despite protests from environmentalists
World governments at a United Nations biodiversity meeting [on December 2016] rejected calls for a global moratorium on gene drives, ...
Crops raised for industrial meat production contribute to unsustainable agriculture practice
The way we eat in the industrialized world is unhealthy, unjust, and unsustainable. Far too much of the meat we ...
Cure for gluten intolerance feasible with synthetic enzymes
Research to create a cure for celiac disease that started [at the University of Washington] is now moving to the ...
Sex and the gender spectrum: How genetics help determine gender identity
That genes have anything to do with the determination of sex, gender, and gender identity is a relatively new idea ...
Celebrity deaths in 2016 reveal genetic diseases that remain unconquered
The year 2016 may be remembered for important medical advances, but a glance at the headlines also offers a grim ...
America’s refusal to embrace gene editing could start the next Cold War
Unlike other epic scientific advances...the immediate effect of genetic editing technology is not dangerous. Yet, it stands to be just ...
Sleep disorders share genetic connection with obesity and schizophrenia
A team of American and British scientists have for the first time discovered genetic connections between sleep disturbance and a ...
“Cutting out” genes linked to muscle disorder may restore movement in patients
Scientists are using "gene scissors" to cut off the code of a defective gene that results in progressively weaker muscles ...
Doctors turn to stem cell regeneration to treat heart defects in babies
The 4-month-old on the operating table has a shocking birth defect, nearly half his heart too small or even missing...In ...
Can water protect you from glyphosate ‘poisoning’? Gilles-Eric Séralini’s homeopathy “detox” hoax
The controversial French scientist fronts for a homeopathy company that has funded much of his research. What does mainstream science ...
Séralini paper: Molecular analysis shows GMO corn differs from non-GMO–Is difference meaningful?
In the US, the Food and Drug Administration ... GMO crops are deregulated once nutritional and compositional “substantial equivalence” is demonstrated ...
“Getting Risk Right”: Geoffrey Kabat on health, risk and bad science
Why do things that are unlikely to harm us get the most attention? Dr. Geoffrey Kabat, a cancer epidemiologist at ...
Vampire therapy: Can blood from the young fight aging?
Billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel has expressed his reluctance to age quite vocally. He has also put his money where ...
‘Not In Your Genes’ review: Belief behavior stems purely from parenting ignores basic science
In celebrity psychologist Oliver James’s neo-Freudian world as outlined in his new book, Not In Your Genes, DNA has no effect ...
Endocrine disrupting chemicals: Is ‘industry’ or activists twisting the truth about alleged dangers?
On November 29, an op-ed article published in Le Monde, co-signed by 94 scientists, [made] numerous allegations, most prominent among them that ...
Discovery of gene mutations for motor disorder leads to treatment in children
Doctors have discovered a new genetic disorder that robs children of the ability to walk normally and makes it hard ...
Fast food ads may entice kids with obesity genes more than other children
Children with a genetic trait linked to obesity may be more likely than other kids to respond to fast-food commercials ...
Motherhood changes your brain to connect better with newborn
Elseline Hoekzema at Leiden University in the Netherlands and her team compared brain scans of 25 first-time mothers with those ...
