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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Chipotle’s troubles raise doubts about ‘fresh and local’ strategy
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The E. coli outbreak ...
Cancer treatment guidelines limit use of unorthodox cures, hinder medical progress
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Vince DeVita served as ...
Would transhumanists use CRISPR to edit their own genome?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Geneticists developing powerful genome ...
International regulations urged for antibiotic use in livestock
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The international community needs ...
Chipotle’s poisoned food crisis spreads, infects Boston College basketball team
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. At least half of ...
Doctors planning first ever penis transplant for wounded soldiers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Within a year, maybe ...
Should people have access to their own genomic data?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Geneticist Charles Danko turned ...
Woman with rare genetic condition feels pain for first time
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A woman born incapable ...
Neuroscientists peer into brain seeking roots of suicide
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Suicide is a puzzle ...
Heart disease, neurodevelopmental problems linked to similar genes
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. An NIH-funded study led ...
Chicago Tribune report claims EPA approved Dow 2,4-D herbicide after changing safety estimate
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For use on its ...
Male/female brain myth debunked
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. You may have read ...
Can bacterial infection fight off a brain tumor?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Among the people waiting ...
New antibiotics produced by surprisingly simple method
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Slava Epstein works in ...
James Watson: Basing ‘war on cancer’ on genome research diverts resources
Billions have been spent on the "ultimate weapon" against cancer--gene-based, personalized medicine. But the money may be mis-aimed on the ...
Does germline gene editing cross evolutionary lines?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. George Church, professor of ...
Bread from…vaginal yeast: Would you eat it?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A woman decided to ...
Answers to why we age may lie in genes
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Driven by the quest ...
Beta carotene-fortified potatoes paving way for biofortified African cassava
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The humble potato has ...
Could we functionally cure HIV through gene editing?
Charlie Sheen’s HIV announcement put AIDs back in the headlines. Gene editing may provide the chance to eliminate the disease ...
Home-grown sex hormones may become reality with genetically modified tobacco plant
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Transgender people may soon ...
Genetics tells us to rethink ‘one size fits all’ healthy diet
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Some people eat as ...
Why Americans respond to drug placebos more than any other nationality
Remarkably the placebo effect--a fake treatment in which a person taking an inactive substance like sugar, water or saline solution ...
Government-funded poop bank delving into gut microbiome
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Poop is a hot research ...
Transgender recognition greatly enhanced during Obama presidency
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Years before the White ...
Genes offer clues to why grandparents remain mentally alert
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Evolutionarily speaking, we are ...
Obesity is in our head and in our genes
The sources of obesity look more biological, and less psychological, which opens new avenues toward addressing the crisis. Finding answers ...
