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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How one gene influences many diseases
In this new study the scientists show that the gene region which controls FADS1 appeared 6 million years ago and ...
Risk of death from heart disease may be reduced by changes in telomeres
Short telomeres — the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes — have been previously linked to increased risk of ...
Could humans one day regenerate their body parts?
….Being able to regenerate body parts that become damaged or dismembered like that of a starfish would be a great ...
Environmental activist hypocrisy? ‘No’ to GMO mosquito but ‘yes’ to irradiated screwworm fly
Voters in Florida have approved a trial release of sterile, GM mosquitoes, which could reduce wild populations of disease-carrying ones ...
Reprogramming stem cells into motor neurons could help patients with paralysis
[S]cientists developed a mechanism to directly reprogram stem cells into motor neurons. Cell reprogramming is a novel exploration in medical studies ...
DNA mutations can influence far away genes as easily as those close-by
A new chart of DNA’s loops and twists reveals its three-dimensional (3-D) structure in the developing brain. It shows that ...
Many patients diagnosed with a genetic disease may actually have two
Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor Genetics, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Texas Children's ...
Personalized cancer vaccines could revolutionize treatment and prevent relapse
Ernest Levy joined an early-stage clinical trial led by the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, testing a cancer vaccine for ...
Future of Alzheimer’s treatment? Flickering lights
[If neurons fire] 30 to 90 times [in a single second], that’s a gamma wave, which has been linked to ...
Epigenetics Around the Web: Watch how epigenetic changes cause cancer
Epigenetics Around the Web is a weekly roundup of the latest studies and news in the field of epigenetics presented ...
Stem cell therapy may enter era of “Inject and see what happens”
According to Congress, the logical way [to bring revolutionary treatments to patients sooner] is the 21st Century Cures Act, a ...
Smog in Beijing contains bacteria with antibiotic-resistant genes, sparking public fears
A report that Beijing’s already notorious smog contained bacteria with antibiotic-resistant genes spread through the city [in December] like pathogens ...
Should FDA restrict our use of our own stem cells?
I believe that one of the next challenges in the wellness movement is the FDA’s control over your own stem ...
Norman Borlaug’s daughter Julie calls GMO opponents “anti-innovation”
The use of ... GMOs, is an important topic to many consumers. We recently talked with Julie Borlaug, granddaughter of Norman Borlaug ...
Mice cured of hemophilia using gene therapy shows promise for human treatment
Hemophilia is a devastating genetic condition—without the ability to form blood clots, those who have it risk bleeding to death ...
Immunology drug drawback: Potential cancer cures may attack body’s organs
[I]mmunotherapy drugs have been hailed as a breakthrough in cancer treatment, attracting billions of research dollars and offering new hope ...
Reprogrammable genes may make donor transplants easier for patients
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a novel strategy to reprogram cells from one type to another in ...
Aging: Have scientists identified an RNA ‘smoking gun’?
Aging is a key risk factor for a variety of devastating, chronic diseases, yet the biological factors that influence when ...
Risk genes for schizophrenia may shed light on potential genetic factors
In a remarkable feat of collaboration and scale, U of T researchers have helped identify novel risk factors associated with ...
Oregon teacher: Anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva talk slippery on facts
On November 21, 2016, prominent GMO critic Vandana Shiva, gave a presentation at the Peace Center at Lane Community College ...
Does a burger from a hormone-treated cow pose a health problem? Maybe, if you eat the bun
[This article was written by Michelle Miller, aka Farm Babe, who raises lambs and beef cattle, and grows almost 2,000 ...
“Intelligent” DNA helps repair cell damage and prevent tumors
It's only thanks to a mechanism in our cells that can recognize when something has gone wrong that we aren't ...
Snapshots of patients’ faces may help identify genetic diseases
Many genetic conditions have a “face”—a distinctive constellation of features that provides a clue to a potential diagnosis. But identifying ...
UN Biodiversity Conference: Anti-technology NGOs aim to block gene drive, CRISPR, synthetic biology
The UN Biodiversity Conference is taking place in Cancun through December 17. Activist groups and ... international NGOs can have a ...
Why racial diversity in genetics studies matters in patient care
DNA is approximately 99.5 percent similar across all humans. But there are key differences in that remaining half percent. Those ...
Genetically-altered goats produce less allergenic milk
β-Lactoglobulin (BLG) is a dominant allergen present in the milk of goats and other ungulates, although it is not found ...
Growing body of research links opioid addiction to genetic factors
...Many medical experts...have long understood the crucial role of genetics in dependency and abuse, with numerous studies indicating that at ...
