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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Alzheimer’s may be problem of accessing memories, not of storing memories
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Researchers at MIT may ...
For precision medicine to work, genetics knowledge needs to catch up to science
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In a recent speech ...
Genetic engineering in Africa 1: Banana, cassava can be rescued
Part one, of a two-part series discussing the status of GMO crops in Africa , covers the potential crops that ...
Can food policy reform benefit health, environment, economy?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The nation’s food system ...
Cellular clock may help improve cancer treatment, forensic science
Scientists have found that your cells keeps track of aging. This clock may have important implications for how we treat ...
What do research, media have to say about microbiome health?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Think that only things ...
Epigenetic inheritance may contribute to diabetes risk
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. While scientists have identified ...
Stem cell research crucial for understanding Zika, fetal brain damage link
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Modern biology needs tools ...
DNA testing can determine which medication works with your chemistry
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. People can respond to ...
Knowledge of genetic risks from personal DNA tests may not help in changing behavior
With the explosion of personal genetic testing, do we really know if they help you change your behavior for the ...
Genetic screening for breast cancer offers information, but often no guidance
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. At a time when ...
US Olympic teams experimenting with brain stimulation to improve athlete’s performance
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Elite ski jumpers rely ...
Personalized medicine can perfect blood typing with DNA
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Now that everyone who wants ...
Gut microbiome’s role in brain, neurological disorders still unsettled, for now
Does the microbiome have any effect on the brain? Possibly, but we're not ready for probiotics for your brain just ...
Do patients who donate genetic information to research deserve financial compensation?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists today rely on ...
Genetically engineered mosquitoes get tentative go-ahead to fight Zika
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The federal government has moved ...
Neuroscientist becomes own subject after brain cancer diagnosis
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. As the director of ...
CRISPR promises to revive endangered species, introduce new pets
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Until now, researchers had ...
After failure of first uterus transplant, what is future of procedure?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. On February 25, the ...
Talking Biotech: Amy Iezzoni talks tart cherry genetic origins; Kevin Folta answers glyphosate questions in German beer scare
Talking cherry domestication, breeding; Glyphosate in German beer? Answering questions behind suds scare ...
Do medical schools need to reevaluate how they teach race?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Medical students looking to ...
Can GM yeast cure everything from Ebola to cancer?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The offices of Adimab, a ...
Genes identified that extend life
Is the secret to extending human life span written in our genes? Clues from other organisms suggest it might be ...
First US uterus transplant fails due to post-surgery complications
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The woman who received ...
‘Alternative medicine’ leaders push microbiome, but bacteria’s role in human health still unsettled
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. February 29th kicked off ...
Canada’s sperm donor drought forcing consumers to look south of the border
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There’s a sperm crisis ...
When Alzheimer’s is inevitable, is genetic screening any use?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Marty and Matt Reiswig, ...
