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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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 predicting that Donald Trump’s 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 ...
Talking Biotech: ‘Know GMO’ documentary fights food fears, misinformation with science
Filmmaker Nick Saik's 'Know GMO' documentary builds dialogue on food science and farm technology ...
Activists fan concerns about CRISPR ‘off target’ effects in gene-edited crops and foods. Are they right?
Off-target simply means an unintended effect as opposed to what researcher's are trying to produce. It's akin to side effects ...
EPA to investigate ‘glyphosate review-related matters’ after allegation of Monsanto collusion
The inspector general for the Environmental Protection Agency is initiating a probe into possible collusion between a former high-ranking EPA ...
Genetically modified ‘resurrection’ crops could help Africa deal with drought, climate change
[Jill] Farrant is the world's leading expert on plants which can "resurrect" from a desiccated state after they are rehydrated ...
‘Gut punch’: Canadian farmer takes attacks against GMOs personally
[Editor's note: Andrew Campbell is a dairy and crop farmer near London, Ont.] Our corn and soybeans are mostly genetically ...
Some IVF patients suffer from practices at poorly regulated clinics
For millions of American women who have struggled to get pregnant, fertility treatment has been the medicine of miracles...Yet even ...
DNA influences ability to ‘read’ others’ emotions by looking at their eyes
Emerging research suggests our DNA influences the ability to read a person’s thoughts and emotions from looking at their eyes ...
Even moderate drinking may damage your brain and memory function
While it’s widely accepted that drinking too much is bad for you, conventional wisdom...says that alcohol can be consumed in ...
Aggressive form of leukemia ‘wiped out’ by genetically modified immune cell therapy
Two kinds of incurable blood cancer have been eradicated in more than two out of three patients by a therapy ...
Bacteria in your gut may influence effectiveness of drugs for cancer, Parkinson’s
Researchers now have evidence that healthy people metabolize some drugs in different ways depending on their microbial make-up. ... To ...
Brain registers no fear: How rock climber conquered El Capitan without safety gear
You may have already heard about Alex Honnold, who climbed the mighty El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without any ...
Breast cancer treatment uses combination of 2 immunotherapy drugs
Researchers have found a new way to use immunotherapy, a breakthrough mode of cancer treatment which harnesses the patient’s immune ...
Slugging it out with a new contender in the GMO debate
“I thought it might be worth meeting,” [said Penn State University entomologist John Tooker], “because I read the piece where ...
Podcast: ‘Consumers don’t have anything to fear’ about pesticide residue, says food scientist
"The research that I've done about the pesticide residues on foods would suggest that, by and large, consumers really don't ...
Epigenetics Around the Web: Q&A on hype of epigenetics and health link on Reddit Science ‘Ask Me Anything’
Epigenetics Literacy Project's Nicholas Staropoli took to Reddit Science to answer questions and debunk myths about the budding, yet controversial, ...
‘Monsanto gas mask man’ photos distort GMO debate and disrespect farmers
[Editor's note: Terrance Bradshaw is a research associate at the University of Vermont and director of the university's Apple and Grape ...
Americans’ worries about GMOs–and indifference to debate–increasing, polls show
Polls examined here document a general, though not monotonic, decline in confidence that the federal government can ensure the safety ...
Can consumers rely on the credibility of the USDA organic label?
The reliability of the USDA organic label is under fire by the Washington Post, challenging the practices of some large ...
Crop biodiversity: ‘Under appreciated’ weapon in fight to end hunger
[Editor’s note: Mohamed Bakarr is Lead Environmental Specialist at the Global Environment Facility. Kevin Pixley is the Director of the ...
‘All natural fetish’ fuels ‘counter-rationalist mindset’ on GMOs in Vermont
Immersed as we are in these exquisite pastoral gifts, Vermonters tend to forget that Mother Nature might be lovely, but ...
Linking genes to IQ could lead to treatment for Alzheimer’s, neurodegenerative diseases
[Recently], researchers announced [that] they’d found 40 genes that play a role in shaping human intelligence, bringing the total number of ...
Epileptic seizures could be reduced by boosting micro-gene
[Epileptic] seizures can have genetic causes or can be triggered by different kinds of neural injury. All brains are prone ...
