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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To feed 1.4 billion people China technologizing its agriculture sector–Will it be enough?
China’s 1.4 billion people are building up an appetite that is changing the way the world grows and sells food ...
Why you might not want to share your dreams with others
There are two major theories about why we dream. The first is the activation-synthesis theory, which holds that dreams are ...
‘Inextricably linked’ anti-vaccine and anti-GMO movements cause preventable suffering
[Editor's note: Read the GLP's recent coverage of the Organic Consumers Association's and other anti-GMO groups' links to the anti-vaccine ...
Pope Francis backs gene editing to treat human diseases, but cautions against ‘throwaway culture’
Pope Francis praised scientists searching for treatments for genetic diseases but cautioned against the use of human embryos in their ...
How sequencing a snail genome could help fight bilharzia parasitic courage
"Sequencing and characterizing the genome of [the Ram's head snail] has given us a lot of information into its biology," ...
Video: Micro-bubbles and stem cell gene therapy heal bone fractures in pigs
It takes more than a cast and a little time to heal many broken bones....Now, researchers have combined ultrasound, stem ...
Why did the female orgasm evolve? ‘Because it feels good’
In [Richard Prum's] new book, The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin’s Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World—And ...
Maine approves 3 genetically engineered blight resistant potatoes that reduce pesticide use
With little fanfare, the Maine Board of Pesticides Control unanimously approved ... the registration of three new types of genetically ...
Infographic: India poised to dramatically increase its global GMO footprint
GM crop footprint in India is all set to grow once the government gives its final nod to GM Mustard, ...
GMO-free top labeling issue for 13% of consumers
In recent years, public awareness campaigns have aimed to inform consumers of the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), but ...
Can the evolution of elephants show us how to treat, prevent cancer?
Elephants have had 55 million years to figure out how to resist cancer. An analysis shows that elephants express many ...
Breakthrough for bone marrow transplant recipients: Lab-grown blood stem cells produced for first time
After 20 years of trying, scientists have transformed mature cells into primordial blood cells that regenerate themselves and the components ...
Breast implants carry increased lymphoma risk for rare few
Raylene Hollrah was 33, with a young daughter, when she learned she had breast cancer. She made a difficult decision, ...
Diagnostic puzzle: After four years, geneticist unravels mystery illness in four hours
During his first years of life, the boy saw a laundry list of specialists. He suffered from heartburn and his ...
Democrats accuse Trump of turning USDA into ‘pro-industry advertising business’ in support of GMOs
[T]he Department of Agriculture under President Trump is throwing its weight behind genetically modified foods with a new GMO-friendly information ...
Good and bad news: Insurance companies expanding coverage of genetic tests
A year and a half ago, few health insurers would cover a noninvasive prenatal test — which draws blood from ...
Only you: What are the odds of your unique existence?
In order for you to exist, a great many unlikely events needed to unfold in exactly the way that they ...
Americans pay less attention to ‘organic’ and ‘GMO’ in weighing food health benefits, survey finds
Determining what exactly is a "healthy" food has us all scratching our heads. A new survey suggests that most Americans ...
Mars invasion: Gene sequencers and weather stations may be headed to Red Planet
Since the dawn of the space age NASA and other agencies have spent billions of dollars to reconnoiter Mars—assailing it ...
How humans and chimps diverged: DNA parasite ‘jumping genes’ played key role
Face-to-face, a human and a chimpanzee are easy to tell apart. The two species share a common primate ancestor, but ...
Social media, pornography or work: What’s to blame for our decrease in sex?
We live in one of the most sexually liberated times of human history. Access to new technologies over the past ...
Gene therapy breakthrough for age-related macular degeneration
Wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) occurs when blood vessels grow and leak fluid into the macula, the central portion of ...
Do we know enough about genetics for personalized DNA tests to improve our health, fitness?
The latest health and fitness trend involves taking a DNA test to find out more about how our bodies respond ...
Pooched-out pooches: Obesity-prone dog breeds help us understand and treat overweight humans
[A] research associate let each dog sniff a hot dog before demonstratively placing it inside a small plastic hamster cage ...
What would Whole Foods look like if it were ‘science-based’?
[Editor’s note: Jenny Splitter is a writer, storyteller and mother of two.] Whole Foods used to be my idea of ...
Why GMOs face tough go in China despite huge imports and successful crops
[Editor’s note: Mark Lynas is an author and journalist who reports on crop biotechnology around the world.] Sometimes I hear ...
Early warning child allergy detection system? Competing theories of how to inoculate children against developing reactions
Allergic reactions to foods can strike young children without warning. Now, a controversial blood test may be able to detect ...
