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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Multiple sclerosis research boosted by modeled brain cells
Researchers at The Salk Institute have developed a way to grow vital brain cells called astrocytes from stem cells, a potential breakthrough ...
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] 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: 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 “GMOs are safe!” ...
Can CRISPR gene editing revive promise of GMOs to provide hardier, more nutritious, better tasting crops?
Using CRISPR to add—or remove—a 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 the National Institute ...
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 ...
GMO foods vs. GM medicine: What’s the difference in public acceptance?
This analysis sought to quantify US residents’ acceptance of [genetic modification (GM)] across five potential uses (grain production, fruit or ...
Video: Dietitian Abbey Sharp’s hilarious look at the GMO debate
[Editor's note: Abbey Sharp is a Registered Dietitian (RD), food writer and blogger, and founder of Abbey's Kitchen Inc.] Did ...
Ghana’s farmers should have right to grow GMO crops, says Cornell professor Sarah Evanega Davidson
Ghanaians are being urged to give Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) technology a chance as a possible tool for dealing with ...
How our gut bacteria may have influenced evolution
[Editor's note: Susan Erdman is a research scientist and assistant director of MIT’s Division of Comparative Medicine.] Lately I’ve been wondering ...
Starving brain tumors by blocking enzyme could aid treatment
Cancer tumors, like other living cells, need to consume nutrients and oxygen to sustain themselves. However, as they often live ...
Redheads easily sunburned because of the mutation that gives them red hair
[M]ost everyone — regardless of hair color — 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 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 ...
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 ...
