Health
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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HIV gene therapy in development, with boost from Bill Gates
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In a bid to ...
No IQ boost from breastfeeding, according to new study
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Breastfeeding does not improve ...
How do we begin to understand the microbiome?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As soon as we ...
Black Death may have been around long before humans
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. About 20 million years ...
Some smokers’ lung health protected by lucky set of genes
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Tobacco is a known ...
Investigation: Are results of cancer studies reliable?
Why are so many studies not reproducible? The Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology, an open-source replication project, aims to examine this ...
Genome sequencing speeds foodborne illness investigations
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In August 2015, whole-genome sequencing ...
Can patients communicate telepathically while in a coma?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. If brain injury steals ...
Santa Cruz biotech company under fire for severe animal mistreatment
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A hidden barn. A ...
GMOs essential to life-saving medicines and other uses, even if you don’t want them in food
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. GMOs in agriculture are ...
Does oxytocin deserve title of ‘trust hormone?’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The claim that the ...
UN report declares surgeries on intersex babies human rights violation
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The United Nations recently convened ...
Genetic testing company under fire over potentially harmful cancer test
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Pathway Genomics, the startup ...
Talking Biotech: “Pesticides”—New frontier of agricultural biotechnology opposition
Chemical control expert Steve Savage on the targeting of chemicals by anti-GMO activists ...
Precision medicine goes far beyond genetics
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When President Obama uttered ...
Marco Rubio supports research on fetal tissue, just not from abortions
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Marco Rubio says while ...
UN Human Rights Council discusses intersex rights, health issues for first time
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The rights of intersex ...
Can drugs that disrupt memory also help people remember?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. An influential theory about ...
Lab-grown kidneys function successfully in animal models
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The white whale of ...
‘Sleep hormone’ melatonin may protect against multiple sclerosis
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Multiple sclerosis (MS) relapses ...
Precision medicine–Next new thing or over hyped bust? (Or both?)
Precision medicine struggles to fulfill its promise as a next generation solution to disease prevention ...
For weight loss, what you eat may matter more than how much
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The most effective way ...
Cancer drug trials lead to discovery of ‘epigenetic survival response’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The natural world has ...
Computers with human-like intelligence put to medical use
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Artificial intelligence (AI) can ...
Daraprim, ‘Pharma bro’ brouhaha highlights ugly side of drug industry
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. By now, you’ve probably heard of ...
Are individuals responsible for their own obesity?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Chronic diseases, their origins, ...
