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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2016 Presidential Race: Clinton, Trump, Stein, and Johnson on Food, Farming and GMOs
Here is a GMO policy primer, lining up not just Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, but also Libertarian Party candidate ...
Talking Biotech: 1000 Days’ Lucy Martinez-Sullivan on using science to tackle poor nutrition in pregnant moms, infants
1000 Days' Lucy Martinez-Sullivan: Science, social awareness has reshaped nutrition for pregnant women, young children ...
Patterns found in DNA sequences associated with autism
In the study published in Behavior Genetics, the researchers examined the sequences of more than 650 genes associated with autism ...
‘Black and white twins’: How genetics, epigenetics explain non-identical identical twins
[Identical twins Amelia and Jasmine aren't] identical...One child has dark skin, black hair and brown eyes while the other has ...
Three gene editing techniques available for treating sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a perfect candidate for gene editing...Correcting the mutation behind SCD is an obvious strategy. How ...
Brain implant allows quadriplegic man to feel touch on robotic hand
For the first time, brain stimulation has made it possible for a paralyzed person to experience the sensation of touch ...
World Food Prize awarded to scientists who developed biofortified sweet potato
Four scientists have been awarded the 2016 World Food Prize for enriching sweet potatoes, which resulted in health benefits for ...
Could GMO cassva prevent ‘konzo’ disease caused by cyanide in staple crop?
[K]onzo [is] a neurotoxic disease that people succumb to when they have nothing to eat except for the white roots ...
Changes in pattern of epigenetic tags accurately predicts gestational age
Researchers have developed a method for estimating developmental maturity of newborns. It is based on tracking DNA methylation, a structural ...
New England Journal of Medicine: Mammogram screenings has led to surge in unnecessary surgeries
A study published ... by the The New England Journal of Medicine added to a growing body of evidence that ...
White supremacists using DNA tests to prove their ‘whiteness’
[W]hite supremacists of various stripes who congregate on parts of Reddit, 4chan, and elsewhere are using the genetic testing service ...
FDA obstructing approval of DNA based ‘germ tests’ that swiftly diagnose infections
The standard diagnostic technology for identifying microbes, decades old, is simply too slow and imprecise to help most patients. The ...
Broad Institute’s Eric Lander warns we must not overpromise genomic medicine
Is the promise genomic medicine overhyped? ... I think the answer is a clear yes — and a resounding no ...
Cure for sickle cell anemia within reach thanks to gene editing
A new treatment for the blood disease sickle cell anemia is possible now that scientists have figured out how to ...
Could natural genetic transfers from bacteria to humans contribute to cancer?
People have long been intrigued by the prospect of foreign DNA within our own genomes. Human genomes harbor evidence of ...
Polio eradicated? Health officials mobilizing against AFM–rare polio-like condition
Cases of a rare condition that is characterized by polio-like symptoms have ballooned in North America and elsewhere. Here is ...
Injecting genes directly into brain may treat Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have prevented the development of Alzheimer’s disease in mice by using a virus to deliver a specific gene into ...
Genetic understanding of gynecological tumors could lead to new treatments
Researchers have unveiled the genetic landscape of carcinosarcomas (CSs), some of the most deadly tumors in ovarian and uterine cancers, ...
Transplanted stem cells can induce heart to heal itself
Heart disease, the thing that kills more Americans than any other cause, is a process...What makes heart disease a seemingly ...
‘Chimeric RNA’ reveals mistaken assumptions about cancer genes
Hui Li, PhD, of the Department of Pathology and the UVA Cancer Center, is a pioneer in a small but ...
Genetic engineering could make pork heart-healthy if not for regulatory hurdles
GMO breakthroughs ... promise advances in nutrition, health, the environment and our food supply. But they face regulatory and political challenges ...
Is editing RNA safer, more effective than DNA for studying, treating cancer?
The causes of damaging changes to DNA are many...As a result, scientists began to consider RNA. If DNA were a ...
Why do some people seek out fear?
Dr. Katherine Brownlowe, a neuropsychiatrist at Ohio State University, said two parts of the brain are at work when responding ...
Desire to eat cheese may come from genetic wiring
According to a new study, [you may want to eat lots of cheese] not just because you’re a glutton, it ...
Obesity linked to genetics, epigenetics but diet also key
A study published in the Oxford Journals found that obesity...is a trait that can be inherited. In fact, inherited genes ...
Public dialogue necessary to counter distrust over deploying GMO mosquitoes
An emerging technology that could form part of strategies for controlling insect-borne pathogens is to suppress or replace insect populations ...
Genetic mutations can accumulate over time contributing to cancer risk
How young will you be when you get cancer? The number of mutations you have in different genes can bring ...
