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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4 things that show the ‘amazing potential’ of gene sequencing
It's been 13 years since scientists "sequenced" or read the first complete genetic code of a human being...[T]here's still plenty ...
ALS, motor neuron disease treatments could arise from study of finger, toe wiring
[Editor's note: Thomas Jessell, the study's co-author, co-directs Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute as a professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics.] ...
Feeling blue? Depression may have offered evolutionary advantage to our ancestors
Depressive symptoms have been found in every culture on Earth and throughout history...Unlike other psychiatric disorders, which are rare, depression ...
Does poor motivation or ‘bad parenting’ cause ADHD? Studies say it’s in the brain structure
For the first time, scientists can point to substantial empirical evidence that people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder have brain structures that differ ...
High-risk breast cancer linked to dormant stem cells that awaken during pregnancy
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have...discovered [a new type of] stem cells, which responds to the 'ovarian hormones' progesterone ...
Drug addiction may be fueled by genetics, not just poor judgment
Scientists at the University of British Columbia have genetically engineered a mouse that does not become addicted to cocaine, adding ...
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s linked to body’s mishandling of ‘garbage’
A new study...may help explain how diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s spread in the brain. Sometimes when neurons dispose of ...
What factors shape women’s perceptions of GMOs?
[Editor's note: Heather Bray is a senior research associate and Rachel Ankeny is a professor of history, both at the ...
Talking Biotech: Shoppers may soon be able to buy pre-sliced, tastier and more nutritious pears
Choosing when to eat a pear is notoriously difficult, for it quickly turns bad. Horticultural genomicist Amit Dhingra is working ...
Did EU abuse emergency authorizations of neonicotinoids?
The EU has been criticised after a new legal analysis showed it had allowed scores of “emergency authorisations” of banned ...
Bill Gates: ‘We need to prepare for epidemics the way the military prepares for war’
[Editor's note: Excerpts are from an editorial written by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, regarding the potential dangers of fast-moving diseases spread by terrorists ...
US producers struggling to keep up with rising demand for organic, non-GMO grains
Increasing consumer demand for organic and non-GMO foods led to a sharp rise in organic grain imports in 2016 — ...
‘Oregon prohibition on local GMO restrictions should remain’
[Editor's note: The following is an editorial by Capital Press, an independent news website that covers the agriculture industry in and ...
Indian farmers can benefit tremendously from planting GM crops, new book says
Former director of [the] Centre for Plant Molecular Biology at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University [in India,] S Sadasivam on [Feb ...
Key to fighting antibiotic-resistant MRSA could rest with noxious weed species in Florida
Bacteria that don’t respond to drugs are a growing problem, one for which scientists are rushing to find a solution ...
Pediatrician debunks claims that GMOs and chemicals used with them are bad for the environment
[Editor’s note: Emiliano Tatar is a pediatrician at the Einstein Healthcare Network Roxborough Plaza. The following is an interview with ...
Epigenetics Around the Web: Engineering better humans? Fearmongering in Canada? Fake autism treatments?
Epigenetics Around the Web is a weekly roundup of studies and news in the field of epigenetics presented by GLP ...
Value of vigilant teeth brushing may be muted by genetic factors
Why do some thorough tooth-brushers develop tooth decay while other people who take a more relaxed attitude to dental hygiene ...
20 percent of cancer patients resistant to chemotherapy — tweaking gene expression could help
Approximately 20 percent of all cancers have a mutation that makes them incredibly resistant to chemotherapy – a gene called KRAS. KRAS-mutant ...
‘Clean food’ is a marketing ploy and offensive to hard-working scientists, farmers
[Editor’s note: Kevin Folta is a molecular geneticist and chair of the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida.] When ...
‘Netflix for genetics’: Will DNA-based lifestyle guides become the latest health craze?
DNA Lifestyle Coach isn’t the only company hoping to turn our genetics into a lifestyle product. In the past decade, ...
Before tying the knot, shouldn’t you know your partner’s genetic risks?
[A]nother technology is afoot that few people know about but that will upend the way we match and reproduce in ...
Europe appears poised to overturn neonicotinoid pesticides ban
[Editor's note: Matt Ridley is a columnist for the Times (UK), a member of the House of Lords and the ...
Shared Values Must Come Before Science in Winning Consumer Trust On Today’s Farming Practices
Science isn’t enough. Science tells us if we can do something while society tells us if we should. Farmers need ...
Parents worried about passing on genetic disorders to their children have hope: Gene editing
Gene editing — which is still not a reality for parents out there — is the process of genetically modifying ...
Will you lose your hair? Baldness algorithm of 287 gene regions can predict your chances
[A] recent study...has become the first to detail exactly which genes are involved [in male pattern baldness]. ... [A] team ...
Is there a metabolic on-off switch that could prevent chronic fatigue syndrome?
Evidence is mounting that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is caused by the body swapping to less efficient ways of generating ...
