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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Pharmaceutical companies join forces to advance precision medicine in cancer treatment
The National Cancer Institute is launching a major trial in which it will play matchmaker between 1,000 advanced cancer patients ...
Assisted reproduction technologies can’t delay adulthood
All too frequently, I am faced with breaking bad news to disappointed couples in their early 40s who expected IVF ...
Drop in antibiotic profitability partially responsible for rise of resistance
Within the slow-brewing crisis of antibiotic resistance—which according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention kills 23,000 Americans each ...
Forget what you think you know about how memory works
Where do memories come from? How are our experiences recorded, retained and recalled? For quite some time the science of ...
Interpretations of disease risk from genetic tests inconsistent, study shows
The first report from a big public-private project to improve genetic testing reveals it is not as rock solid as ...
Microbes engineered to sniff out tumors and diabetes
Two groups of synthetic biologists seeking to repurpose living microbes for human benefit have reported genetically modifying bacteria to detect ...
Epigenetics might explain relapse in patients of substance addiction
One of the major challenges of cocaine addiction is the high rate of relapse after periods of withdrawal and abstinence ...
Fact-checking pro-organic lobby group GMO ‘facts’, attacks on conventional agriculture
Fact-checking pro-organic lobby group Cornucopia.org's 'facts' yield surprising results ...
What people around the world are saying about the safety of GMOs
VICE News traveled around the world speaking to people about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and differences in opinion about engineered ...
Mysteries of cat, human health revealed through microbiome
Studying the bacteria that live in an on our feline friends maybe a good proxy for humans. They live in ...
Delays in Ebola clinical trials offer lessons for future outbreaks
After failing to deliver new treatments in time to fight the now-waning Ebola epidemic in West Africa, public-health experts are ...
Remarkable success stories bring cancer immunotherapy into the limelight
Oncologist Nizar M. Tannir has seen kidney tumors larger and more aggressive than the 8-inch, 31/2-pound behemoth surgeons removed from Philip ...
Why aren’t there any studies proving GMO safety?
When discussing transgenic crops, I regularly get asked to provide a paper that “proves” that GMOs are safe. Whether you ...
Abbott slammed, praised after cutting GMOs from Similac, as competitors assess
Mixed reviews on Abbott's GMO removal decision. Scientists blast it for being hypocritical and anti-science while some anti-GMO groups are ...
Arm chair geneticists looking for enlightenment could provide useful data
People who sequence their genomes don’t hinder public health; they offer an opportunity for free data. We should capitalize on ...
Researchers genetically engineer E.coli bacteria to detect cancer and diabetes
In two articles published Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers reported they had equipped E. coli bacteria with ...
Is there a genetic basis for being unfaithful?
When I was trained as a psychiatrist we were told to look for various emotional and developmental factors to explain ...
Breast cancer genetic tests without clinical validity should not be offered, researchers say
A group of international researchers is making the case that genetic tests that look for multiple hereditary genes suspected of ...
Golden Rice in India: Is it necessary? What are impediments to adoption?
The leading cause of life-altering disability in India is health risks linked to poor diets--which rice engineered to produce vitamin ...
Variety of infections linked to lower IQ scores
People who have had an infection that made them so sick they had to be hospitalized may have IQs that ...
Does the brain have to learn how to be sick – or well?
The power of the nervous system lies in its ability to learn, even through adulthood. Networks of neurons discover new ...
Socialist magazine rejects elites disdain for ‘industrial agriculture’
The Luddites’ fable of disaster, of a fall from grace, smacks more of wishful thinking than of digging through archives ...
How much useful information can genetic testing provide about disease?
Reading a genome sequence is like consulting an oracle in many ways—the messages must be interpreted carefully and often in ...
White House issues endorsement of microbiome research for health, environment
Advances in gene-sequencing technology have expanded our knowledge of microorganisms, revealing new species in every environment from the upper atmosphere ...
Lifestyle changes can’t alter DNA: Claiming it can is a public disservice
Lifestyle changes have profound effects on human health, more so than most blockbuster drugs. But despite their potency, supplements, exercise ...
Organic not healthier than other foods: Organic junk food still junk
Demand for organic foods keeping growing, and big box retailers and mainstream grocery chains, from Walmart to Costco, have jumped ...
