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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Autism genes linked to gastrointestinal problems
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Gastrointestinal problems in autistic ...
Harvard’s ‘happiness center’ puts positive spin on health research
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Professor Laura Kubzansky will ...
Large analysis finds common genetics links between depression, neuroticism, and sense of well-being
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The role of genetics in mental ...
CEO who took gene therapy designed to treat aging reveals promising early results
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In 2015, Elizabeth Parrish, ...
Kenya’s Catholic Cardinal promotes organic farming, claims GMOs bad for health, environment
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Cardinal John Njue asked ...
Largest ever study on genetics and autism aims to advance personalized approach to treatment
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists funded by the ...
Genes point to potential treatments for digestive diseases
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists at the University ...
Teenage requests for vaginal cosmetic surgery causing concern among physicians
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Fat thighs. Hairy arms ...
Microbiologist fights germophobia, microbiome hype
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Microbiologist Jonathan Eisen has ...
Moving around and fooling around: Tracking early human matings
Mating with other species is a very common occurrence in nature, but have humans ever done it? ...
Different genes may be responsible for longevity, healthy life
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. They’ve made it far ...
Brain’s pain processing mechanism called into question
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For many years, neuroscientists ...
Claims that sugar alters hundreds of ‘brain genes’ don’t hold up to scrutiny, science
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. How Kevin Spacey is ...
Florida residents set to vote on GM mosquito anti-Zika efforts
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. On August 30, residents ...
Can’t sleep first night in new place? Your brain might explain why
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. To most scientists, discarding ...
Understanding genetics crucial for precision medicine, personalized cancer treatment
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Ben Gilmer chokes up ...
Talking Biotech: Key Gene CEO Arjen van Tunen talks weed crisis; Curt Hannah on corn; Folta on Borlaug award
Key Gene CEO Arjen van Tunen talks weed crisis; Curt Hannah talks corn; Folta on Borlaug award after year of ...
Inuit Paradox: Can we all eat lots of fat without weight gain or heart disease?
It used to be "French paradox" now it's Inuits: Eat lots of fat and never gain weight or have heart ...
European commission plans to relicense glyphosate for 10 years according to leaked proposal
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The European commission is planning to ...
NRDC plays scary Agent Orange card about 2,4-D herbicide found safe by regulators
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There has been a ...
New CRISPR technique makes gene editing a little less messy
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For all the hoopla about ...
Synthetic biologists fight snake venom with engineered DNA
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When the medical charity ...
CRISPR may help neuroscientists unlock genetics of psychiatric disease
We still have much to learn about the genetics of the human brain, but advances in gene editing have allowed ...
Music icon Prince dead at 57: Was influenza responsible?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The gifted musician, songwriter ...
Can we ever pinpoint exact cause of someone’s cancer?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. “But what caused it?” ...
Genetic tests turning out surprise fees for many patients
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Leslie Parks was 34 ...
Getting humans to Mars may rely on space twins, astronaut roundworms, and epigenetics
Do your genes change their behavior during space travel? Experiments on the epigenetics of astronauts may soon provide an answer ...
