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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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 ...
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 ...
10 ‘fake news’ unscientific buzzwords and health fads
[Editor's note: Alex Berezow is Senior Fellow of Biomedical Science at the American Council on Science and Health. He holds ...
‘No proof’ dogs can be trained to detect seizures
When Angel the yellow Labrador starts barking in Sarah Specht’s house, the countdown begins. She must find her 7-year-old son ...
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, ...
33 Indian economists urge Prime Minister to approve GM mustard
Dear Mr. Prime Minister, We, a group of concerned Indian economists, write this open letter to express our strong support ...
Uganda president: Abandon ‘subsistence agriculture’, pass biotechnology bill
President Yoweri Museveni has singled out continued subsistence agriculture by the majority of the Ugandan population as a major factor ...
Monsanto’s Robert Fraley: How gene editing and data science can help meet global food needs sustainably
[Editor’s Note: Robert Fraley is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Monsanto.] I was humbled to be the ...
Brain myths: Views about neuroscience are mostly wrong—even among many scientists
A new US survey published in Frontiers in Psychology finds that belief in brain myths remains widespread, and moreover, that extensive education in neuroscience ...
Colo Alert: DNA colon cancer test could dramatically increase diagnoses
A private group in the UAE has announced the launch of ‘Colo Alert’, the first DNA-based rapid test in its ...
Gene therapy leukemia treatments approval expected by end of 2017
The approval of gene therapy for leukemia, expected in the next few months, will open the door to a radically ...
What’s next in consumer genetics? Helix’s ‘app store for your genome’
A Silicon Valley startup called Helix is betting on the notion that not only do people want to learn more ...
Rice, papaya, oranges — 3 GMO versions of conventional crops tweaked for humanity’s benefit
[Editor's note: Dr. Carol Lynn Curchoe is the founder of 32ATPs, and is a scientist, teacher, consultant, advisor, and author.] Let's look ...
Genebanks: Preserving plant genetic diversity to fight hunger and cope with climate change
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that 75 percent of plant genetic diversity was lost in the last century ...
