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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Kenya could become first country to approve GMO bridal bouquet ‘baby’s breath’ flowers
Baby’s breath, a staple of bridal bouquets, could become Kenya’s first commercially grown genetically modified (GM) flower. By introducing genes ...
Fountain of youth? Stem cells show promise in slowing aging, rejuvenating brain — in mice
Stem cells in the brain could be the key to extending life and slowing ageing. These cells — which are ...
‘Internet driven cult’ pushing patients from statin medications despite proven safety
Denial is not just for climate-change anymore...The newest charge of “fake news” has been lodged against those who would argue ...
White collar jobs may carry greater risk for Lou Gehrig’s, Parkinson’s
The causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) and Parkinson's disease are not known. Both diseases are ...
Taming menopause? Antibody might restrain obesity, osteoporosis risks
Menopause often has some pretty negative effects on women. Their risks of heart disease, osteoporosis and obesity all increase, to ...
DNA test identifies dogs more likely to become obese
Pet owners are getting their furry friends DNA tested to discover if they have a deadly disease, what their ancestral background is ...
US first: CRISPR-edited human embryos
The first known attempt at creating genetically modified human embryos in the United States has been carried out by a ...
How EU could make GMO crop regulations more scientific
In recent years, the EU legislation on genetically modified (GM) crops has come under severe criticism. Among the arguments are ...
Behind the NY Times glyphosate fiasco: Why anti-GMO activists turned on Ben & Jerry’s
The pile-on against Ben & Jerry's — "outed" for having traces of glyphosate in its ice creams — seems like ...
Isolated influenza mutations may help predict future global flu trends
A study of flu evolution in four patients with long-term infections revealed mutations that later appeared, independently, around the world ...
Is saffron a cancer-fighting ‘super food’?
The “superfood” craze is premised upon the dubious notion...that eating them will bring good health and long life...But the notion ...
Parts per billion trace amounts of glyphosate herbicide found in Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
A growing number of foods commonly found in kitchens across America have tested positive for glyphosate, the herbicide that is ...
Herbicide-tainted Ben & Jerry’s ice cream? NY Times falls for anti-science group’s dubious attack on glyphosate
The Organic Consumers Association uses junk science testing organization to claim ice cream contains trace parts-per-billion of glyphosate—at least tens ...
Sri Lankan scientist: Glyphosate herbicide ban not supported by sound science, hurts tea farmers
[Editor’s Note: Parakrama Waidyanatha is a scientist and former Chairman of the Coconut Research Institute.] The grapevine whispered to me ...
Agronomist: No amount of data will satisfy ‘anti-biotech extremists’ peddling precautionary principle
[Tim Durham is a professor of agronomy and agricultural science at Ferrum College in Virginia.] The [precautionary principle, or PP] ...
Studies claiming serious GMO crop risks published mostly in low quality journals and riddled with conflicts of interest, bad science
[Editor's note: Miguel Sanchez is Executive Director of ChileBio. Wayne Parrott is a professor of Crop Science at the University of ...
1 in 4 carry mutation that increases risk of depression as they grow older
A quarter of the US population carries a gene that makes people more likely to develop depression as they age, ...
5 facts on Trump’s transgender military ban
President Donald Trump said [July 26] that transgender individuals could not serve in the military. "After consultation with my Generals ...
Oxygen therapy reverses brain damage in toddler who nearly drowned
In what is believed to be a world first, scientists have reversed brain damage in a toddler that drowned in ...
Viewpoint: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop has gone from amusing pseudoscience to dangerous quackery
Gwyneth Paltrow’s beauty/health/wellness website and online store [has been] in the news a fair amount [recently]. The reason is that...every ...
Are consumer genetic tests making people healthier?
A growing number of [home genetic-testing] kits (brands such as 23andMe, DNAFit, Thriva, MyHeritage DNA, and Orig3n) promise to unlock ...
US national security advisors map plans to counter rogue gene drives
The JASONs, a group of elite scientists that advises the US government on national security, has weighed in on issues ranging from cyber security to renewing America’s nuclear arsenal ...
NIH website markets questionable stem cell treatments, then retreats
Potentially dangerous stem cell treatments are being marketed on a website the federal government established to help patients find experimental ...
How facial recognition software may help identify genetic disorders
The technology might help in diagnosing rare genetic disorders. But the depiction of its promises and challenges by the media ...
Viewpoint: California activists ‘gamed system’ to get glyphosate herbicide labeled as carcinogen
Environmental activists found the perfect targets to help them defame the popular herbicide glyphosate — widely-accepted as safe — in ...
‘Sham surgeries’: Placebo effect could be harnessed for good
Seen through different eyes, the process of modern surgery may look more more spiritual than scientific, said orthopedic surgeon Stuart Green, ...
Chemist Derek Lowe: Panera Bread spreads misinformation on chemicals and food—yet again
[Editor's note: Derek Lowe is a Duke University-trained organic chemist.] [S]everal people alerted me to one of the latest ads ...
