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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What’s in your microbiome? This startup wants to know
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Jessica Richman wants your ...
Colicins dilemma: Bio-pharmed food-borne illness-fighting drug in anti GMO dungeon
Colicins are a natural antibacterial that could help reduce outbreaks of infectious disease. But they face a lot of opposition ...
“Fear Babe”: New book dissects the scare tactics of Vani Hari
From preservatives to pesticides, "Fear Babe" examines the claims of self-proclaimed Food Babe Vani Hari and the most notorious food ...
Art Caplan: Food industry should adopt voluntary GMO labels
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. I'm Art Caplan at ...
Confused when you should get a mammogram? Here’s why
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. If you’re a woman ...
Concern rising over rainforest disease ‘neglected’ by drug companies
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. I told a story ...
Landmark study favors talk therapy over drugs in schizophrenia treatment
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. More than two million ...
‘Narcissistic food intolerance epidemic’ rages among affluent
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Friends in Venice saw a restaurant ...
More evidence antioxidants can be dangerous, likely raise cancer risk
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Antioxidants have been pitched ...
Mysterious DNA in brain unexpected blessing for evolution
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Mutations can cost an ...
Toddler overcomes odds to survive internal decapitation
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. When Rylea Taylor pulled ...
GM plants can make drugs less costly, more attainable
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The cost of pharmaceuticals ...
Parkinson’s treatment shows promise in early trials
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. An expensive cancer drug ...
Techno-pressed societies sleep no less than primitive ones
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. For years, public health ...
Talking Biotech: India’s cotton whitefly attack; Vitamin-enhanced cassava
Hervé Vanderschuren on vitamin-enhanced cassava; Laura Boykin on India's whitefly cotton infestation ...
TNT’s “The Last Ship” shadows Ebolavirus crisis: How realistic is a contagious vaccine?
It’s wildly imaginative and the science breakthroughs and clinical development of a breathable treatment happen all too quickly on the ...
Gene tests may help identify best psychiatric meds
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The U.S. Food and ...
Many parents buy into ‘faulty premise’ that organic safer for kids
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It is almost a ...
Is the organic movement really ‘a scam’?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. After my last article, ...
Ebola remaining in survivors’ semen causes concern for further spread
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A new study shows ...
CRISPR-engineered pig organs may one day be suitable for human transplants
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Recently, scientists gathered at ...
Twin study in space: Gemini mid-mission update on pathbreaking nature-nuture research
In genetic research, twin studies are the gold standard to address the nature/nurture quandary. The current space mission highlights the ...
First-borns get better education, but worse eyesight
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It’s bad enough for ...
Difficulty treating anorexia may be deeply rooted in brain’s circuits
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A new study published ...
Gene tests for psychiatric drugs benefit industry, but do they help patients?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Genetic tests to identify ...
Can Dr. Oz rehabilitate image as haven for pseudoscience?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Federal Trade Commission had ...
