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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Gene editing on human embryos would not create ‘designer babies’
Despite some concerns over 'super-humans' and 'designer babies,' genome editing of human embryos likely to produce only modest edits to ...
Spread of GM mosquito conspiracy theory hurts fight against Zika
False claims circulating about GM mosquitoes causing the Zika virus outbreak are threatening to take the focus away from more ...
Prenatal genetic testing needs greater oversight
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. At present, prenatal gene tests ...
Twin study shows epigenetics key factor for obesity
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Having overweight parents significantly ...
Recent mutations in Zika virus may drive current outbreak
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Don’t get pregnant, at ...
What can researchers learn from GM monkey with autism-like symptoms?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It’s no carbon copy ...
Should Medicare cover gene sequencing of patients’ tumors?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Obama administration is ...
Does wiping out all mosquitos to protect against disease carry consequences?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There are 3,500 known ...
Heritable mutations significantly impact cancer risk
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Hospitals increasingly experiment with ...
Does ‘humanizing’ mice for drug experiments pose ethical challenges for researchers?
Mice are being genetically altered to aid in drug research. What ethical and medical concerns might this pose? ...
Obama stresses need to inform Americans about Zika risk
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A health expert is ...
Overactive immune system may hold answer to schizophrenia’s source
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. During his Ph.D., Steven ...
Blindness causing gene corrected by CRISPR in stem cells
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Researchers used CRISPR to ...
Do sperm banks ‘work in eugenics?’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. On December 29th, 2015, ...
Antibiotics leave long lasting mark on children’s gut microbiome
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Antibiotic use early in ...
What kinds of bacteria make their home in your mouth?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The study of the ...
Red tape holding up GM mosquitos from aiding fight against Zika in Brazil
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As the Zika virus ...
Stem cell therapy takes giant step towards cure for multiple sclerosis
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Thirty years ago a ...
Does microbiome health matter to overall health?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In 2015, a flurry ...
Does oxygen cause lung cancer?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Epidemiologists have long been ...
Meditation, mindfulness may affect way your genes behave
Mindfulness has shown efficacy in treating some conditions, which has lead researchers to look for a biological mechanism. One theory ...
OMG, GMO DNA found in human blood! What’s meaning of this anti-GMO meme?
We are what we eat? GMO opponents often post scare headlines about "GMO DNA" found in animals who consumer GM ...
How much is at stake for Editas in CRISPR patent dispute?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When is $100 million ...
Genetically engineered monkeys model autism, may aid in research
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists have genetically engineered ...
Effectiveness of bipolar disorder treatment may depend on patient’s genes
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A group of international ...
How to evaluate GMO feeding studies
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Proper experimental design is ...
Drinking organic wine to avoid ‘dangerous chemicals?’ New analysis shows it’s full of them
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Sorry, chemophobes, but if you ...
