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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Podcast: Can the food we eat change our RNA and the way genes work?
Molecular biologist Ken Witwer: Can the food we eat change our RNA and the way our genes work? ...
Pioneering gene therapy restores vision to people with rare retinal blindness
Spark Therapeutics is moving forward with its treatment for a type of inherited retinal dystrophy. In the wake of the ...
Genetic screening could help identify opioid addiction risks
Research presented at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo indicated accuracy of a ...
How to prevent a ‘mistake’ with release of gene-edited mosquitoes? On-off switches
So, youโve genetically engineered a malaria-resistant mosquito, now what? How many mosquitos would you need to replace the disease-carrying wild ...
Having trouble conceiving? A new genetic test might help
More than 50 doctors have already ordered [theย Fertilome test]ย for hundreds of women seeking scientific guidance on questions such as whether ...
‘Supercharged’ T-cells could treat autoimmune disorders
Researchers in both academia and industry are turning toย immune-suppressing cellsย to clamp down on autoimmune disorders, and the effort is building ...
Canada approves 3 Simplot GMO potatoes that resist blight, reduce fungicide use by half
Three types of potatoes genetically engineered by an Idaho company to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine ...
The obesity paradox: Why being fit may be more important than losing weight
Instead of focusing purely on weight, a better approach is one that also considers a person's physical fitness when assessing ...
Vitamins, nutrients can be harder to find in organic, non-GMO foods
Supply chain issues -- and restrictions imposed by anti-GMO groups -- may be responsible for what appears to be a ...
Skin transplant between twins treats aggressive cancer
Marian Fields had an aggressive and very rare form of skin cancer, which left her with large, open wounds around ...
Tasting sweets is an evolutionary skill — and kids are better at it
The ability to taste the intense sweetness of summer fruit is actually a skill, and according to a new study, ...
Healthcare inequality and genetic screening: Will the poor be left behind?
Today in America, if you are poor, you are also more likely to suffer from poor health... Imagine now, that ...
Genetic screening of children with epilepsy could lead to better treatments
A new study supports routine genetic testing for epilepsy in young children with seizures. โฆ "Identifying the precise cause of ...
Antisocial bees could aid the study of autism in humans
A new study reveals that [antisocial bees] share a genetic profile with people who have autism spectrum disorders, which can ...
Kenya approves GMO corn and cotton field trials, defying health minister
The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) [of Kenya] has defied the Health ministry and announced field trials for GMO crops.... Speaking ...
Canned tomato soup: How genetic โprofilingโ makes it tastier, healthier and saferโat a bargain price
Over the past several years, billions of dollars have been poured into the ongoing research and development effort to improve ...
Retracted: Controversial study claiming alternative gene editor NgAgo superior to CRISPR
The author of a 2016 paper describing a potentially invaluable lab tool has retracted it, following heavy criticism from outside ...
Targeted genetics tests can sometimes tell us which medications to avoid?
If Chuck Dushman were given Plavix, a blood thinner often given to people who have undergone the placement of a ...
What’s behind surge in male infertility? ‘We have no idea’
According to scientistsย at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, sperm counts among men in the west have more than halved in ...
How can the human race survive? By overcoming biological urge to procreate
Physicist Stephen Hawking adds to a growing chorus of catastrophists in claiming that humans could face extinction in the next ...
Skin cancer detection improves with new gene-based blood tests
Genetic testing of tumor and blood fluid samples from people with and without one of the most aggressive forms of ...
Some liver cancers linked to missing ‘guardian gene’
A clinician scientist-led research team from the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) and their US partner from the Cleveland Clinic ...
Monsanto glyphosate case: Select documents suggest company tried to influence public debate over weed killer
Documents released [August 1, 2017] in a lawsuit againstย Monsantoย raised new questions about the companyโs efforts to influence the news media ...
Should all women be screened for Fragile X autism-linked gene?
The genetic conditionย [fragile X syndrome] causesย intellectual disability andย behavioural and learning challenges, and is also the most common single-gene cause of ...
16 genetic markers that could shorten your lifespan
Why do some of us live longer than others? While the environment in which we live...plays the biggest part, about ...
Designer babies? US scientists swap DNA in embryos, replacing mutation that causes heart problems
The breakthrough procedure might better be called 'gene correction' rather than gene editing. It could revolutionize genetic disease treatments, but ...
Beneficial ‘natural’ gene mutation could be effective in treating sickle cell
Sickle cell disease (SCD) patients have a genetic defect that leadsย them to produce hemoglobin S, or sickle hemoglobin, instead of ...
