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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#CRISPRfacts media debate over Wired’s hype of gene editing technique
On July 21, WIRED magazine released its August issue with a cover story on the controversial new gene-editing technique CRISPR. Under the headline “The Genesis ...
Antibiotic resistant bacteria found in Australian wildlife raise public health concerns
Researchers have discovered antibiotic resistance genes are spreading to bacteria of Australian wildlife, which is worrying given the animals have ...
Imperfect vaccines may be making viruses stronger
The vaccines widely used by humans today — especially those used to protect children against mumps, measles, and other potentially deadly ...
Some antibiotic-resistant bacteria can become even more virulent
We used to think that antibiotic resistance came at a cost for bacteria, making them weaker. It turns out that ...
Breast reconstruction surgery receiving boost from stem cell technique
It’s hard to pin down exactly how many people get mastectomies in the United States. According to the Journal of the ...
Don’t snooze, you lose: Sleep deprivation has long-lasting consequences for genes, health
There’s a new reason to go to bed on time: late nights, in addition to a multitude of health effects, ...
Gut dwelling hospital infection linked to supermarket meats
One of the most common and troubling infections that occur in healthcare may come from an unexpected source, according to ...
Antibiotic-resistant superbugs even deadlier than previously thought
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria may be tougher superbugs than previously thought: Not only are these bacteria harder to treat, they appear to ...
Star Trek, synbio and sustainable food: Will Friends of the Earth and other activists block the future?
Far as we are from instantaneous synthesis of food on command, advances in synbio and genetic engineering offer a glimpse ...
Biofortifying crops for better nutrition helps improve health of poorest
When I started my career as an economist 30 years ago, I had no idea that I would eventually work ...
New study challenges Moms Across America claim glyphosate present in mothers’ breastmilk
Washington State University scientists have found that glyphosate, the main ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, does not accumulate in mother's ...
Natural genetic mutations inspire promising bio-pharmaceutical treatments
Steven Pete can’t feel pain. Timothy Dreyer has bones several times thicker than the average human. Both conditions were caused ...
Cripr-Cas9 DNA editing opens world of possibilities—and Pandora’s box
Crispr-Cas9 makes it easy, cheap, and fast to move genes around—any genes, in any living thing, from bacteria to people ...
What has CRISPR accomplished in three years, and what are the dangers we’ll have to face?
Preeminent genetic researchers like David Baltimore, then at MIT, went to the Asilomar conference in 1975 to grapple with the ...
Is editing RNA the key to prolonging life?
If someone was going to attempt to stop aging, what would be the first step? Researchers at the Center for ...
US genetic health studies fail to accurately represent country’s ethnic makeup
The clock is ticking for experts charged with designing a U.S. government programme to collect genetic, physiological and other health ...
Some stem cell clinics offer costly, unproven procedures, in US and abroad
Stem cell treatments of various kinds are now widely available in America at more than 100 stem cell clinics offering ...
Can anything be done to stop the growing threat of antibiotic resistance?
Matt Cooper, a medical chemist at the University of Queensland, Australia, puffs out his cheeks and scratches his head. He’s ...
Water: California drought yet water bottles everywhere
Humanity's future depends on how we manage our interactions with water. This takes the form of how we package it, ...
There’s no ‘warrior gene’…but there may be a warrior genotype
I’m sorry to burst your bubble, but you don’t have a gene for being tall, or a gene for caffeine ...
Insatiable sweet tooth? Blame genetics
According to a new study published in the journal Twin Research and Human Genetics, nearly one-third of our ability to taste sweetness comes from ...
Ancestry following 23andMe into consumer genetics business
With the launch of its AncestryHealth website, Ancestry continues to play Microsoft to 23andMe’s Apple. It may not be as ...
Dogs love TV? Our canine partners have evolved human-like traits
It's likely no surprise to dog owners, but growing research suggests that man's best friend often acts more human than ...
“The Vital Question” book explores evolutionary origins of life
How did rocks, air and water coalesce into the first living creatures on the primordial Earth? Why did complex life like ...
Neuroscience of free will: Does reaching for beer with robotic arm mean free will doesn’t exist?
If we can predict a person’s intentions by picking up brain signals then how 'free' is our will and are ...
Pesticide residues on food too small to be harmful
A new study published in International Journal of Food Contamination shows that pesticide levels in food are far below levels that ...
Bacon substitute made from seaweed next superfood?
The world's most perfect food may have just arrived. Researchers from Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center say they’ve ...
