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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Differences between brain at work and at rest may influence intelligence
Your brain activity differs depending on whether you're working on a task, or at rest — and just how much ...
Researchers find 17 different genome locations associated with depression
A recent study...identified five independent gene variants from four genome regions that are associated with depression, raising hopes that we ...
Personalized medicine industry in distress over Supreme Court’s tightening of patent laws
Rejections for US patents related to personalized medicine have spiked after recent Supreme Court decisions tightened the rules for such ...
New biofortified GMO rice could alleviate iron, zinc deficiencies
Rice is the staple food for billions of people throughout the developing world. But beyond easing hunger pains and providing ...
Designing GMOs for human Mars colonies: Follow the ‘toxic salt’
Before we grow staple grains such as wheat and corn on Mars , we need to deal with the soil's ...
Anti-GM mosquito efforts may expose more people to Zika
[R]esidents in South Florida are in a unique position to become the testing ground for a promising new experiment that ...
‘World’s smartest physicist’ believes consciousness will remain unsolvable
Some mind-ponderers...argue that consciousness is unsolvable. Philosopher Owen Flanagan calls these pessimists “mysterians,” after the 60’s-era rock group “Question Mark ...
Will raw or organic milk reduce “inflammation”?
Dairy products do not cause inflammation. They may actually act as anti-inflammatory foods ...
Lead discoverer of ‘three-parent baby’ method breaks 13 year silence—affrms technique’s safety
When scientists announced in 2003 they had used a pioneering technique for the first time to create so-called ‘three-parent babies’, ...
Two genes linked to enhanced breast cancer survival identified
Testing for the activity of two genes could pick out women who are at increased risk of dying from their ...
Large genetic database reveals how our individual DNA differs
ExAC...is a compendium of genetic information that...[is] so big that it is giving scientists a much more realistic vision of ...
Brains of schizophrenics may repair themselves over time
[Psychiatrist] Lena Palaniyappan...and other mental health professionals have noticed is that, unlike those with degenerative neurological disorders[,]...sometimes schizophrenia patients eventually start ...
Is campaign against glyphosate using misinformation to spread message?
. . . [W]hen did it become totally acceptable for groups who oppose anything . . . to routinely spread spurious information ...
CRISPR gene editing may help treat sickle cell disease
An international team of scientists led by researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has found a way to use ...
Genes help Latinos age slower than other ethnic groups
Latinos age slower than any other ethnicity, a study has found. Scientists refer to the phenomenon as the 'Hispanic paradox', ...
Cancer survivors at high risk to develop obesity
A recent report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology presents some puzzling news — survivors of some types of cancer ...
Genetic evidence identifies schizophrenia as ‘modern’ disease
Schizophrenia is a "modern" disease, which developed after humans diverged from Neanderthals, between 300,000 and 700,000 years ago. Scientists say ...
Clinton pledges to continue Biden’s Cancer Moonshot efforts if elected president
Hillary Clinton endorsed the Obama administration’s cancer moonshot initiative on [August 15] and pledged to continue its work if she is ...
Athletes avoiding genetic test for concussion risks despite potential benefits
[The new APOE test is] an easy genetic test that promises to identify which young athletes are likely to suffer the most ...
Precision medicine threatened by sloppy, inefficient research
To the average American,...precision medicine sets a high expectation of a more targeted...[and] more effective...treatment. But all too often the science ...
GM mosquito critics brand Key Haven trial as “human rights” issue
For the last five years, the biotechnology company Oxitec has been developing a plan to experimentally release the GMO mosquitoes ...
Gene therapy 2.0: Will CRISPR make expensive treatment accessible to all?
Gene therapy, at a million dollars a treatment, will run up a patient's medical bill quickly. Can CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing ...
Video: DNA looks much different than what you might think
Biology textbooks like to depict DNA looking like an abstract spiral staircase, representing the classic double helix shape. However, real ...
Processed food, GMO ingredients safer than what your grandmother ate
Labels on food came about in the United States from the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938. . . ...
Are Greenpeace, anti-GMO activists to blame for golden rice’s delay?
What is missing in the [the recent Nobel laureates' letter accusing Greenpeace of a "crime against humanity" for opposing genetically modified (GMO) golden rice] ...
Do East African distance runners dominate races due to genetics?
More than 10,000 athletes from 206 different nations will compete for glory in [the 2016] Olympic Games...But when it comes ...
Everything you need to know about CRISPR gene editing
CRISPR refers to unusual DNA sequences that help protect organisms by identifying threats – especially viruses – and attacking them ...
