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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Theory behind Alzheimer’s cure remains credible even after drug trial failure
A drug that was seen as a major test of the leading theory behind Alzheimer’s disease has failed in a ...
Environmental groups to sue FDA over plan to release Zika-fighting GMO mosquitoes
A coalition of environmental groups is threatening to sue the federal government over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration greenlighting ...
Understanding how genetics influences behavior could motivate people to change
Genetic influence on human characteristics is often misinterpreted. It is wrongly assumed that a behavior that has strong genetic influence...must ...
How a one-in-a-billion genetic disorder may lead to new ways to treat obesity and diabetes
Abby Solomon suffers from a one-in-a-billion genetic syndrome: After just about an hour without food, she begins to starve...[But as ...
Promising Alzheimer’s drug solanezumab fails late-stage trial, hitting dead end
An investigational Alzheimer’s treatment from Eli Lilly failed to slow the progression of the memory-destroying disease in a late-stage trial, ...
WHO announces that Zika is no longer a public health emergency – it’s worse
Zika virus no longer represents a public health emergency, the World Health Organisation announced on [Nov. 18]. On the face ...
Talking Biotech: Florida’s Kevin Folta on anti-GMO groups scaring consumers about glyphosate in foods
Florida’s Kevin Folta on anti-GMO groups scaring consumers about glyphosate in foods ...
Breakthrough synthetic nervous system performs “remarkably similar” to human system
In a breakthrough for regenerative medicine, scientists have grown intestinal tissues with functional nerves in a laboratory setup using human ...
Tumor cells can eat cancer-fighting stem cells, triggering breast cancer to reappear
What many [breast cancer] survivors worry about...is that their breast cancer may come back. It has puzzled scientists and health ...
Stem cell treatment may replace hearing aids as cure for deafness within 10 years
Scientists believe they are on the brink of a cure for congenital deafness. Researchers have produced stem cells to correct ...
Studying individual profiles of patients reveals genetic basis of arthritis
In a new study, a Yale-led research team identified the mechanism of a gene that raises the risk of severe ...
Computer scientist Stephanie Seneff’s latest bizarre claim: GMOs cause concussions
[Stephanie Seneff] is a computer scientist..... In a stunning example of the Dunning-Kruger effect, she feels she can take her computer expertise ...
“Uncombable hair syndrome” linked to rare gene mutations
The "uncombable hair syndrome," which is usually present only in childhood, results in a tangled mess of frizzy hair that leaves ...
Gene therapy tourism on the rise as debate heightens over reproductive technologies
One of [the] unintended consequences [of regulating, prohibiting or authorizing the use of new technologies] is “medical tourism,” where people ...
Reversing aging: Cellular damage could be reversed by activating genes in mitochondria
Researchers from Caltech and UCLA have developed a new approach to removing cellular damage that accumulates with age. The technique ...
Bioartificial kidneys may soon improve treatment of patients with renal failure
Dutch researchers Dimitrios Stamatialis of the University of Twente, Roos Masereeuw from the University of Utrecht, and their teams have ...
‘Regenerative medicine’ and stem cell therapies hold potential for disease treatments despite grim headlines
Grim stories about the abuse of regenerative medicine and stem cell therapies have been in the headlines. Hundreds of international ...
Curtailing use of herbicides on corn could lead to sizable increase in fungal contamination
Environmental and economic issues affect decision-making for whether or not to control small infestations of pests and pathogens in crops ...
Epigenetics around the web: Epigenetics initiative IHEC releases 41 studies in one day; your office has a microbiome
Epigenetics around the web is a weekly roundup of the latest studies and news in the field of epigenetics. This ...
Identical twin studies show acne mostly genetic, and linked to prostate and breast cancer
Acne is the most common of all skin conditions. It affects people across several age groups, from adolescence to middle ...
Debunked: Common misconceptions about genetic testing and cancer risk
One of the things we've seen over the past couple of decades is an increasing role that genetics can play ...
Viewing CRISPR gene editing through the lens of Jewish bioethics
CRISPR technology allows the possibility of treating human disease by directly editing and correcting genetic mutations in affected cells. However, ...
Human-on-a-Chip: Future clinical drug trials may stop relying on humans altogether
Disasters [in human drug trials] are rare. But also rare are clinical trials that go well: Ninety percent of drugs ...
What role do epigenetic changes play in development of autism?
What causes autism? The weight of scientific evidence implicates several genes, but genetics doesn't explain the whole story. Environmental factors ...
Field trial of Zika-fighting, GMO mosquito approved in Florida Keys, but new location to be selected
A proposal to release genetically engineered mosquitoes for the first time in the United States cleared an important threshold Saturday, with ...
Talking Biotech: Florida’s Kevin Folta debunks claims of glyphosate in food; Oregon State’s Shaun Townsend uses genetics to breed more flavorful beer hops
Florida’s Kevin Folta debunks glyphosate in food claims; Oregon State’s Shaun Townsend uses genetics to breed more flavorful beer hops ...
Personal DNA tests outpacing appropriate regulations
As little as a decade ago, the concept of having your DNA (your genome) sequenced as a matter of routine ...
