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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Stress-mediating gene may be key to chronic pain therapies
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Through glucorticoid signaling, the ...
Why Iowa State ‘fortified’ GM banana trials are vital to Uganda
Despite protests, many Ugandans could benefit from Iowa State research into 'golden banana.' ...
Madonna may suffer from ‘DNA paranoia’
Madonna is famous for her work on stage particularly her singing and performing, but behind the scenes, she's famous for ...
Mosquito sex change can help stop spread of Zika
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Two US scientists have ...
What role does gene editing have to play in abortion debate?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Activists on both sides ...
‘Bad genes’ may not mean you’ll get a disease
Today, personalized medicine hinges on genetic information on risks of disease. Unfortunately, having a disease-associated mutation may bear little to ...
FDA plans to begin testing foods for glyphosate residues
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The U.S. Food and ...
Gene linked to heightened suicide risk identified
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Genetic tests on depressed ...
Claims linking Monsanto to microcephaly attributed to bad science, irresponsible journalism
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Some agenda-driven online outlets ...
Human genetic studies in dire need of racial, ethnic diversity
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Keolu Fox is a ...
Human gene editing not synonymous with creating ‘designer babies’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists recently got the ...
Zika found in brain of fetus supports virus’s role in brain damage, microcephaly
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Zika virus, thought ...
Why is your memory so bad when you’re hungry?
Why is it so hard to think while you're hungry? Researchers now believe it may come down to one protein ...
Lawmakers ask EPA to reconsider approval of Enlist Duo herbicide
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Thirty-five members of Congress ...
Are genes or lifestyle key to Icelanders’ longevity?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Tourists know Iceland for ...
Are fears of CRISPR misuse warranted?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Hundreds were present at ...
Brazilian state bans pesticide following conspiracy theory linking Monsanto to microcephaly
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. You may have seen ...
Organic milk vs. Conventional milk: Why nutrition expert is ditching organic
Consumer Reports and "green" lobbyists are trying to convince consumers, particularly worrying moms, to abandon soy and conventional milk for ...
Can placebo pill really cure your ailments?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Jo Marchant, author of ...
Engineered bacteria could be made into tiny, ingestible gut doctors
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In his lab at ...
Sure Genomics whole-genome direct-to-consumer test pushes regulatory limits
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Sure Genomics, a startup ...
Could gene editing, Prozac or choline treat Down Syndrome?
Scientists may be closing in on an effective treatment for Down Syndrome. But questions abound as to the ethics of ...
Claims of nutritional superiority of organic milk, meat challenged by scientists
Two new papers published in the British Journal of Nutrition claim that organic milk and meat is more nutritious, but ...
Milk: Not good source of omega-3 fatty acids, even when organic
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. I have had a ...
Zika not to blame for microcephaly? George Takei takes conspiracy bait
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Some people are just ...
New, improved brain implants can ‘talk’ to single neuron
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Brain implants have been ...
Brain’s ‘object recognition’ pathway may offer answers to Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia’s etiology
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Researchers from the University of ...
