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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First US uterus transplant successful, hopes for pregnancy to follow
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Surgeons at the Cleveland ...
Zika, pesticides, microcephaly shrouded in misinformed hysteria
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. I recently published an article on ...
Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative covers new ground with veterans
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. President Obama is holding ...
Do opposites attract? Not when it comes to psychiatric disorders
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. You like big-budget rom-coms, so ...
Piano-playing geneticist translates DNA into music
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As an undergraduate at ...
Can GE yeast-derived malaria drug survive market obstacles?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. “It’s been a dream ...
Link between inflammation and cancer
People with chronic inflammatory conditions may be more susceptible to DNA-induced cell mutations which could contribute to getting cancer ...
Doctor to stand trial for medical malfeasance for administering pseudoscience cancer treatment
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As a young doctor ...
Smearing vaginal bacteria on C-section babies may not yield desired results
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A growing number of soon-to-be ...
Scoop on ‘leaky gut syndrome’–And effect of pathogenic gut microbes on health
Do microbes in your gut cause pathologies elsewhere in the body like the heart? ...
GM mosquito misinformation holding up Zika control in Brazil
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As I wrote on ...
‘GMO Sapiens’: We need to put brakes on human genome editing
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. I've written a new ...
3D-bioprinting technology revolutionizing future of organ transplants
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For years, printing a ...
Is gene editing to correct disability always the right choice?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Ruthie Weiss’s basketball team ...
Gut microbiome treatment may help fight starvation
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Almost 180 million children ...
New software enhances efficiency, speed of genomic data analysis
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. An international team of ...
Are homeopathy, alternative medicine losing steam with consumers?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Homeopathy, the form of ...
Single blood test detects all genetically inherited heart conditions
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A blood test has ...
Drugs that target ‘epigenetic scars’ may reverse drug addiction
Research is mounting that not only does epigenetics play an important role in drug addiction, it may also provide a ...
Promising gene therapy could help kill tumors
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Cancer scientists toiling in ...
Proving Zika link to microcephaly will take a lot more research
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For weeks, Zika virus ...
Where do we draw line between genetic engineering and eugenics?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For a half-century, the ...
Mixed response from patient advocacy groups on prospects of gene editing therapies
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The revolutionary gene-editing technology ...
Non-GMO Project Verified or Organic makes vitamins disappear!
Follow the original Storify here: Go Non-GMO Project Verified or Organic--watch vitamins disappear! While size drops! It's magic! [View the story ...
Ultimate personal diet plan? Follow your genes
As the obesity problem in America continues, some scientists are looking at how food influences the way our genes behave ...
Do gene editing technologies pose public safety threat?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A senior geneticist and ...
‘Paleo’ diet out of step with human evolution
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The article kicked off ...
