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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Belgian lab tapping genetics of yeast to brew better beer
Kevin Verstrepen’s lab meetings can be pretty boozy affairs. Twice a week, several members of his group at Belgium’s University ...
Bacteria that resides in our nose produces MRSA killing antibiotic
A new antibiotic that has, quite literally, emerged from the human nose. The compound is produced by one species of ...
Is egg freezing too expensive to help women who could benefit most from procedure?
In the US, the marketing of egg freezing as a kind of insurance policy for millennials is already in full ...
Gene common among Samoans is strongest genetic predictor of obesity
It could be in your DNA. A gene variant that increases a person’s obesity risk by 30 to 40 per ...
Transgender identity not mental health disorder study says, despite WHO designation
People who identify as transgender should not be considered to have a mental health disorder, according to a new study ...
Donations from viral hit ‘ice bucket challenge’ lead to breakthrough gene discovery for ALS
The campaign that encouraged millions of people to dump buckets of ice-cold water over their heads raised enough money to ...
Tale of two sites: Science communication pitfalls covering Alzheimer’s drug
The same drug trial has been covered in completely different ways by various news outlets. It serves as a lesson ...
Severe genetic birth defects not as lethal as doctors once thought
Parents of newborns with rare genetic conditions used to hear the grim words that the severe birth defects were “incompatible with ...
Americans disinterested in using science to build better humans
Americans aren’t very enthusiastic about using science to enhance the human species. Instead, many find it rather creepy. A new ...
How gene-swapping microbes helped humans evolve
Bacteria have been carrying out these horizontal gene transfers, or HGT for short, for billions of years. But it wasn’t ...
Latvian women, Dutch men world’s tallest nationalities
When it comes to height, Dutch men and Latvian women tower over all other nationalities, a study reveals. The average ...
Genetics might help grow perfect cup of coffee
Coffee is in danger around the world, but experimental farmers want to save it by finding a variety that can ...
Y-chromosome not going extinct, but losing it may be risk factor for Alzheimer disease
The story of the Y chromosome began about 300 million years ago, when the ancestors of mammals diverged from reptiles ...
Can gene therapy reverse aging?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In September 2015, [Elizabeth] ...
Genetic analysis may predict students’ academic success
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Teachers and parents may ...
Why do we sleep?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. why do we sleep? ...
Discovery of fire likely evolutionary boon for early humans
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. How and when did ...
US government seeking 1 million volunteers for decade-long genetics and lifestyle study
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Government scientists are seeking ...
Women may be more resilient to Alzheimer’s genes than men
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Certain gene variants are ...
After 8 years and $8 million, gene therapy begins for 12-year-old with rare neurological disorder
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [July 21, 2016], 8 ...
Primates, bacteria of microbiome evolved together
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The symbiotic relationship between ...
Thousands of studies over 3 decades may have used contaminated or misidentified cell lines
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The problem is this: ...
In ‘Redesigning Life’, analysis of ethical issues of gene editing falls short
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In Redesigning Life, molecular ...
CRISPR gene editing could eliminate AIDS virus
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. ... The problem faced ...
Talking Biotech: Cornell’s Ronald Herring rebukes GMO link to Indian farmer suicides
Cornell’s Ronald Herring rebukes GMO link to Indian farmer suicides ...
Another modern myth: Shrinking attention spans
Are modern conveniences and technology causing our attention spans to shrink? No, actually they're just adapting ...
What’s behind expansion of personalization of healthcare?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. According to the Cleveland ...
