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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Could single vaccine treat all types of cancer?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Precision medicine has been ...
First diagnoses signal success of 100,000 Genomes Project
The first children to receive a genetic diagnosis through the 100,000 Genomes Project have been given their results at Great ...
Is ‘all-natural’ becoming synonymous with ‘buyer beware?’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Last spring, there was ...
Should healthy patients with disease genes be told of their genetic risks?
Many people with gene variants that might cause disease have a very low risk of getting sick. Telling patients may ...
5,300-year-old Iceman may have suffered from bacterial ulcers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Wracked by arthritis, bitten ...
CRISPR-based gene therapy may provide cure to Duchenne muscular dystrophy
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In an amazing, salutary ...
Illumina, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos look to make universal cancer test reality
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. What if a simple ...
Sports and war: When it comes to concussions, not much difference between football and fighting
Recent evidence is surfacing of ‘early aging’ in the brains of troops as a result of experiencing bomb blasts. It ...
‘Certified organic’ benefits sales, not kids’ health says pediatrician
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Marketing for organics focuses ...
23andMe founder Ann Wojckici explains why genetic testing vital to health
In fall 2015, personal genetic testing company 23andMe launched a new version of its direct-to-consumer test that includes information on ...
Microbes outnumber human cells 10 to 1? Not so fast.
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It's often said that ...
Neanderthal ancestors may have endowed modern humans gift of allergies
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. If you suffer from ...
Genes from ancient cousins help modern humans fight disease
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. According to a pair ...
IBM launching personalized health app based on users’ DNA
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The impact of our individual genetics ...
Why can’t the U.S. have clear, sensible food guidelines?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Why doesn't the United ...
Similar genes linked to anxious behavior in chickens, mice, and humans
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. What do humans, mice ...
There’s a good chance your nutritional supplements are laced with deadly substances
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Americans spend more than ...
Permaculture: Our ecological future or unsustainable hobby for exurban agroecological activists?
It's advocates claim permaculture is a key agroecological movement that will help pivot world food production from 'industrial agriculture' to ...
Concussion risk: How much weight should genetics carry
As we attempt to establish risk factors for concussions and similar traumas, how much weight should we give genetics? ...
US launches criminal probe of Chipotle as sales plunge
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In a filing with the ...
Why studies linking diet to health are almost always flawed.
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Whatever you’re worried about, ...
Lumosity app’s ‘brain-training’ games under attack for false advertising
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. What if a few ...
Gene therapy is doing all that we’d hoped for* *(so far)
New gene therapies are showing evidence of advancing our treatment of genetic diseases. Scientists are 5 years along the 15 ...
Despite activists’ efforts, 2015 was a good year for genetically engineered food
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Despite what you may ...
Twins point to genetic component of cancer risk
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A study of over ...
Is it time to retire ‘good genes,’ ‘bad genes’ distinction?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. We tend to think ...
Here’s what 23andMe’s new test can tell you about your health
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. This fall, personal-genetics company ...
