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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If you could modify your children’s genes, what would you change?
Scientists focus onย gene editing to eliminate certain debilitating hereditary diseases, but the technology could accomplish a lot more. Recently, the ...
Should milk from cows that eat genetically modified feed be labeled GMO?
[A] woman in California is suing Chipotle because it advertises a GMO- free menu, while serving meat, cheese and sour ...
China syndrome: Genome sequencing gives parents a glimpse of their babiesโ genetic risksโfor a price
A Boston-based DNA sequencing company is offering to decode the complete genomes of newborns in China, leading some to ask ...
AquaBounty acquires first US fish farm to raise fast-growing GE salmon
When salmon from AquaBounty Technologies reach grocery stores and restaurants, some of them will come from Americaโs heartland. AquaBounty has ...
Do black athletes face a higher risk of a heart attack while playing sports?
The recent death of Ivorian footballer Cheick Tiote on the pitch brought an outpouring of sadness in the world of ...
Our brains have 11 dimensions
Scientists studying the brain have discovered that the organ operates on up to 11 different dimensions, creating multiverse-like structures that ...
Testicular cancer risks identified, raising hopes for screening test
A new study brings closer the day when healthy men will be able to undergo a genetic test that shows ...
Which patients to choose for experimental CAR-T cancer therapy?
A transformative cancer therapy based on modified immune cells has lured doctors, companies, and patients alike, but many are hitting ...
Smaller breast cancer lumps don’t always mean less aggressive cancer
[Editor's note: Dr. Charles Dinerstein, M.D. is Senior Medical Fellow at the American Council on Science and Health.] The diagnosis ...
China approves new varieties of GMO corn, soybeans for import from US
China approved two new varieties of genetically modified (GMO) crops for import June 12, after the world's top buyer of ...
IARC glyphosate bombshell: Scientist who lead review of herbicide withheld data showing no cancer link
When Aaron Blair sat down to chair a week-long meeting of 17 specialists at the International Agency for Research on ...
Should the government have ordered the destruction of harmless and beautiful ‘illegal’ GMO petunias?
Sometimes government regulators do things that are not merely misguided but gratuitously stupid. A classic example came [May 2017], when ...
Organic industry forms ‘anti-fraud task force’ following discovery of ‘contaminated’ USDA-certified imports
A task force convened by the Organic Trade Association will get to work [June 2017]ย on developing a best-practices guide for ...
Will Trump continue Obama-era ‘streamlining’ of crop and animal biotech and gene-editing regulations?
[Editor's note:ย Hank Campbell is president of the American Council on Science and Health.] President Donald Trump spent a great deal ...
Why biotech crop advocates should stop saying ‘GMOs are safe’
The anti-GMO movement has perfected the art of cherry picking. Take the mainstream media headlines that scream โGMOs are safe!โ ...
Can CRISPR gene editing revive promise of GMOs to provide hardier, more nutritious, better tasting crops?
Using CRISPR to addโor removeโa plant trait is faster, more precise, easier, and in most cases cheaper than either traditional ...
Fighting the common cold: Understanding rare genetic mutation may be key
A rare mutation that nearly killed a young girl has revealed insights into the common cold. Researchers from theย National Institute ...
From meat to veggies: Genetic markers tell us European diets shifted 8,000 years ago
The genes of Europeans reflect the dietary shifts that occurred with the rise of farming, report researchers. Before the Neolithic ...
Is human sexuality determined by testosterone’s effect on the brain?
[Early experiments have shown] that the Y chromosome is essential for the formation of a testis, and it is the ...
Multiple sclerosis research boosted by modeled brain cells
Researchers at The Salk Instituteย have developed a way to growย vital brain cells called astrocytes from stem cells, a potential breakthrough ...
Redheads easily sunburned because of the mutation that gives them red hair
[M]ost everyone โ regardless of hair color โ burns. Even people who never burn build up mutations in their skin ...
Words matter: Goodbye ‘GMO’?
The popular terms 'GMO' and 'genetically modified' contribute to the public's negative perceptions of genetically engineered foods? How can we ...
Heroin vaccine could neutralize drug high using body’s immune system
As heroin-related deaths soar in the United States, a group of researchers said they may be one step closer to ...
Biologist claims ‘trauma’ of Trump presidency could trigger ‘huge evolutionary change’
A taxpayer-funded professor at the University of Washington is now predictingย that Donald Trumpโs presidency will create trauma on such a ...
Dissecting MIT computer scientist Stephanie Seneff’s claim that glyphosate herbicide causes autism
[Editor's note: Josh Bloom is director of chemical and pharmaceutical sciences at the American Council on Science and Health. He ...
Can’t fall asleep? 7 different genes may be to blame for insomnia
Insomnia is among the most frequent complaints in general practice. Even after treatment, poor sleep remains a persistent vulnerability for ...
Nature editorial: USDA and FDA need to ‘harmonize’ gene-edited plant and animal regulations
In January [2017], two US agencies proposed the first substantial overhaul in 30 years of how they regulate genetically altered ...
