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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Manipulating sex balance in mosquitoes may be key to fighting spread of disease
Dengue and chikungunya are both viruses spread by a species of mosquito known as Aedes aegypti. Dengue sickens 50 million ...
Can cats’ genomes help fight human diseases?
Scientists have recruited a new ally in their battle to fight disease: domestic moggies. They believe the genetic profiles of ...
Where are the missing females? Do skewed sex ratios in China, elsewhere lead to social problems?
China views its preponderance of men with increasing alarm, but it is not the only place in the world that ...
Ex Food Babe staffer exposé? Does Vani Hari admit to spinning science for money and fame?
An interesting and revealing exchange with Vani Hari, the self-proclaimed Food Babe, began with an open letter published last week ...
Molecules designed to ‘strangle’ bone cancer cells, furthering search for treatments
Chemists have designed a carbohydrate-based molecule that can surround and strangle bone cancer cells by self-assembling into a tangled web ...
New findings on fragile X syndrome may explain why some drugs prove ineffectual
Scientists have gained new insight into fragile X syndrome, the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability, by studying the ...
Are probiotics actually essential in a ‘normal’ GI tract?
The more I understand about normal GI flora, the more I suspect probiotics are the wrong answer to a wide ...
Extending healthy life through gene manipulation: Sounds cool but it’s complicated
There has been a recent flurry of news and excitement about tracing the the genetics of athletic ability, effects of ...
Does genome editing mean the end of genetic disease?
In October, two scientists shared the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for inventing the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology ...
Studies in mice show timing of meals important in maintaining body weight
While the diet wars may rage on, it's pretty universally accepted that what you eat matters when it comes to ...
Why this year’s flu vaccine wasn’t great and what can be done
The unusually poor effectiveness of this year's flu vaccine calls for renewed efforts to create better vaccines, faster. What do ...
US cancer death rates continue sharp drop, down 22% over two decades
In 1991 American deaths from cancer reached an historic peak, claiming the lives of 215 out of 100,000 citizens. In the two ...
Do fatty and sugary foods affect the brain and make you want to eat more?
Obviously, overeating unhealthy foods can lead to overweight. But looking beyond direct effects on expanding waistlines, our lab studies how ...
Nanotechnology and medicine: Coming of microscopic machines that treat disease
It’s been the stuff of science fiction: Sending miniaturized machines through the human body to repair organs internally, without the ...
Will “non natural” synbio dairy products face same skepticism as GMOs?
Dairy-free genetically modified milk and cheese products could appeal to vegans' environmental sensibilities. But they also face pushback over concerns ...
While almost all celiac and gluten sensitivity claims are misguided, symptoms are real and treatable
There is no scientific evidence for a GMO-celiac disease link. It's also clear that non-celiac gluten allergies are wildly overstated ...
Slowing the aging process: How the Mediterranean diet preserves your chromosomal telomeres
People who stick closely to a Mediterranean diet were found to have longer telomeres—a biomarker of aging found at the ...
Spray-on DNA bar codes help trace food-borne illnesses
If farms sprayed their unique DNA signature on foods, the source of contamination in food born outbreaks could be identified ...
No Love in Boulder for Colorado’s GMO Labeling Proposition
Boulder is ... home to several world-renowned scientific organizations, as well as the University of Colorado-Boulder. It’s worth noting that ...
Food Hunk challenges Foodbabe and other anti-GMO activists
Early this September I attended the National Heirloom Expo in Santa Rosa. It’s an event that’s centered around the pure ...
Q&A illuminates the ‘golden age’ of memory science
When it comes to the study of memory, we might be living in something of a golden age. Researchers are ...
BRCA1&2 negative women also seeking double mastectomy at increasing rates
Kathryn Edwards always thought that if she were ever diagnosed with breast cancer, "I'm taking them both." So when her ...
Beyond BRCA1&2, more genes responsible for breast cancer risk
Four new genes have been added to the growing list of those known to cause increased breast cancer risk when ...
Environment, genes equally at play in autism
Environmental factors are more important than previously thought in leading to autism, as big a factor as genes, according to ...
Rumors of the death of consumer genomics greatly exaggerated
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing can offer exciting new ways of understanding ourselves and so far we've only seen the tip of ...
Remnants of ancient viruses in human genome may play role in cancer
According to an international team of scientists from the United States, Europe and Russia, non-coding parts of the human genome ...
How much does genetics dictate your mood and mindset?
Optimism and pessimism are not purely genetic: we have some control over our perception of the world ...
