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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Reprogrammable genes may make donor transplants easier for patients
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a novel strategy to reprogram cells from one type to another in ...
Aging: Have scientists identified an RNA ‘smoking gun’?
Aging is a key risk factor for a variety of devastating, chronic diseases, yet the biological factors that influence when ...
Big chill: Extreme exposure from cryotherapy probably doesn’t enhance athletic performance
Cryotherapy is quite the rage among pro-athletes as a means to improve performance and stave off injury. Lebron James reportedly ...
CRISPR could reduce inherited risk of high blood pressure
[O]ne out of every three adults in the United States ... has high blood pressure, also called hypertension. ... Despite ...
Personalized genetic tests might not help consumers make healthier choices
Would knowing you are at high genetic risk for developing a disease like diabetes motivate you to live a healthier ...
Growing body of research links opioid addiction to genetic factors
...Many medical experts...have long understood the crucial role of genetics in dependency and abuse, with numerous studies indicating that at ...
Indian crop scientists: 9 natural organic pesticides that can harm our health and ecosystem
Organic food is promoted as superior and safer for today’s health conscious people. It is claimed that they are pesticide ...
GMO cows might save your life
They look like normal black-and-white Holstein cows, a common sight in Western Iowa. But these cows are special: used not ...
Buy only “hormone free” meat? Farmer says don’t be fooled by deceptive labels
No poultry, pork or beef that you eat contains added hormones. Instead of capitalizing on fear and misleading consumers into ...
UK experts’ recommendation could make three-parent babies more common
Three-parent babies could finally be born in Britain next year after a panel set up by the fertility watchdog to ...
Woman’s rare disorder causes her immune system to attack her brain
A young woman's weeklong bout of "strange behavior" was caused by a rare disease in which the immune system attacks ...
Chemotherapy may enable the hardiest tumor cells to grow back stronger after treatment
A new study in mice has found that chemotherapy can cause some of the healthy cells surrounding a tumour to ...
Proposed release of bacteria infected mosquitoes not as controversial as GM mosquitoes
Every Wednesday and Friday, members of the Clovis Mosquito Abatement team pick up a box from the post office, shipped ...
Talking Biotech: Kentucky plant scientist Mark A. Williams on how organic, conventional farming can work together to promote sustainability
GreenGenes: Kentucky’s Mark A. Williams on organic and conventional farming working together to promote sustainability ...
Hollywood Reporter: Food Evolution documentary challenging GMO scares gets rave review
Neil deGrasse Tyson helps director Scott Hamilton Kennedy challenge enviro-activist orthodoxy in a new food doc. ...Food Evolution — which defends ...
Are GMO producers engaged in a ‘tobacco science’-like coverup?
One of the popular slogans of anti-GMO protesters has been that there is a “cover-up” going on by GMO seed ...
Could scientists one day predict when people are at risk for brain trauma?
A small, yet promising, brain trauma study may someday lead to a time when doctors can forecast which patients who ...
Pioneer company in genetic cancer testing criticizes rivals with claims of inaccuracies
No company has had a more profound impact on inherited breast and ovarian cancer than Myriad Genetics. Its DNA test ...
Have we discovered the genetic mutation linked to increased risk for early-onset Parkinson’s?
Parkinson’s disease is caused by the deterioration of nerve cells in the brain, but it's still not clear what causes ...
Could women with mitochondrial diseases prevent passing them onto their children?
A technique that could allow women with mitochondrial diseases to have healthy children showed promise in a group of four ...
Epigenetics Around the Web: Should theory of evolution expand to include epigenetics?
Epigenetics around the web is a weekly roundup of the latest studies and news in the field of epigenetics. This ...
Infographic: Higher toxicity pesticides used in developing world pose environmental, health problems
Surveys of farm worker health are scarce, but it's clear that pesticides cause more harm in the developing world. More ...
Evidence shows breast cancer screening lacks clear cut-off age
There is no clear cut-off age to stop breast cancer screening, according to a new analysis which adds support for ...
Cancer can emerge from changes to epigenome, not just gene mutations
Doctors’ ruling perspective on cancer has been that it is caused by a series of genetic changes. However, a team ...
Why genetic engineering is blocked from eradicating ‘world’s deadliest killer’—disease-carrying mosquitoes
A GMO mosquitoes that could eliminate disease-carrying wild ones has succeded in field trials in the Caymans, Panama, and Brazil ...
Pew survey: Americans don’t trust scientists on GMOs, but are warming to GM foods
Skepticism of GM foods remains strong in America, although the embrace of the safety of biotechnology has grown dramatically over ...
Infographic: Pesticides getting safer, developed countries using less
Developed countries have phased out the more dangerous chemicals, such as parathion and other organophosphates. After the US Food Quality ...
