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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China’s five-year plan aims for big advances in neuroscience, stem cell research
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. From a slowing economy ...
Genes linked to autism also common in general population
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The same genes involved ...
Zika, microcephaly link: What’s the evidence, and what’s still unknown?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Before October 2015, the ...
Many doctors reluctant to discuss genetic tests with patients
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Pathway Genomics describes its ...
Boy’s death highlights need for reform, more oversight in medical genetics
A lab mischaracterizes a rare genetic mutation and a boy dies. The boy's case shows how our standards for reporting ...
Stunting growth can help disabled children get care they need, but is it ethical?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Physicians began prescribing estrogen ...
Status of gene patents in Canada still uncertain despite recent legal battles
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. One of the most ...
Race for cancer blood test has big name investors, unlikely scientific collaborations
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It’s a medical puzzle ...
GM mosquitoes, bacteria get WHO backing to fight Zika
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The World Health Organization ...
Designer baby dilemma: Germline DNA modifications not reversible
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There’s a questionable notion ...
iPhone app searching for genetics of postpartum depression
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. With mothers and medical ...
Genetics of relationships and marriage
Many online dating services claim to use science to match people with their perfect mate. But the science of relationships ...
Mark Bittman on labeling: It’s counterproductive for us to provide nutritional information
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. I have been developing, ...
Why do disease outbreaks inspire conspiracy theories?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The story of the ...
Anti-vax parents on trial for death of son by meningitis
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. David and Collet Stephan ...
To every disease there is a season? What our genes tell us
Some diseases occur more frequently in certain seasons. The reasons why involve thousands of genes whose activity are influenced by ...
Synthetic ‘origami’ DNA delivers drugs within body
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. This tiny origami has ...
Knowing genetic risk doesn’t always influence people’s behavior
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Personalized medicine—the idea that ...
Alzheimer’s may be problem of accessing memories, not of storing memories
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Researchers at MIT may ...
For precision medicine to work, genetics knowledge needs to catch up to science
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In a recent speech ...
Genetic engineering in Africa 1: Banana, cassava can be rescued
Part one, of a two-part series discussing the status of GMO crops in Africa , covers the potential crops that ...
Can food policy reform benefit health, environment, economy?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The nation’s food system ...
Cellular clock may help improve cancer treatment, forensic science
Scientists have found that your cells keeps track of aging. This clock may have important implications for how we treat ...
What do research, media have to say about microbiome health?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Think that only things ...
Epigenetic inheritance may contribute to diabetes risk
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. While scientists have identified ...
Stem cell research crucial for understanding Zika, fetal brain damage link
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Modern biology needs tools ...
DNA testing can determine which medication works with your chemistry
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. People can respond to ...
