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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Can’t have a baby? Is choosing your child’s genetic parents’ characteristics racism, vanity or eugenics?
Many people choose gametes--donated eggs and sperm--so that their child will look like them but also have a certain IQ ...
Can Myriad Genetics maintain hold on breast cancer tests two years after loss of patents?
Myriad Genetics Inc., used a patent-protected monopoly to become one of the most successful and controversial DNA testing companies in the world ...
NIH won’t fund research towards human embryo gene editing
Recently, the use of gene editing has proven a useful practice in the prevention of genetic diseases and disorders for ...
Genes might explain differences in how we experience emotions
Your genes may influence how sensitive you are to emotional information, according to new research by a UBC neuroscientist. The ...
Can a genetic test tell you what sport you should play?
My family and I - husband Kenny and my children, Lois and Reuben - sent off a swab to be ...
Panera latest consumer-senstive food company to ditch controversial ingredients
I think 2015 will go down as the year that food manufacturers and restaurants started ditching ingredients based on consumer ...
Using the human mind to control how genes work
Combining two technologies –optogenetics and neuroelectromechanical interfaces — researchers based in Switzerland and France have demonstrated a means for control ...
‘GMO free’ myth busting: Labeling movement leading farmers to use more toxic chemicals
The 'non GMO' movement has been a boon to some farmers, who have dumped GMOs to grow conventional non GMO ...
Two decades of GMO crops in the US in infographics and charts
The use of GMOs is undoubtedly widespread. Since GMOs were approved for commercial use, and then first planted in the ...
After breeding non-allergenic soybean over 10 years ago, researchers achieve conventionally bred version
In the United States, nearly 15 million people and one in 13 children suffer from food allergy. Soybeans are one of ...
Panera creates ‘no-no’ ingredient list in response to consumer demand
In doing so, Panera Bread will join the growing ranks of food companies and restaurants that have announced plans to eliminate a ...
Fresh human eggs for sale: The hot, new college job
College is expensive and student loans take ages to pay back. Here's a unique solution: sell your body. No, not ...
Doctor Is In: Despite evidence of GMO safety, this doctor still skeptical
Chipotle announced plans this week to stop serving foods made with genetically modified ingredients — after being the first corporate ...
Millennials drive fast food to change: From non-GMO to antibiotic-free pledges
Millennials across the country are more aware of their food than ever before, from seeking out farmers markets to fill ...
Threat of antibiotic resistance causing serious concern for future disease outbreaks
The National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies says such an outbreak could be expected to hit 200,000 people - and ...
Hospitals to begin consulting IBM’s Watson for cancer treatment
Fourteen U.S. and Canadian cancer institutes will use International Business Machines Corp's (IBM.N) Watson computer system to choose therapies based ...
Scientists tracing Ebola’s mutations hope to answer questions about latest outbreak
The picture is not yet complete, but intriguing discoveries have been made. Virus mutations first detected in Sierra Leone were ...
Antibiotic use in livestock may pose health threat to farm workers
A new study by the researcher who has done the most to pin down the presence of “pig MRSA” in the United States ...
Genetic tests in an app: Apple to enter into DNA collection business
Apple is collaborating with U.S. researchers to launch apps that would offer some iPhone owners the chance to get their ...
Rapid DNA test identifies bacteria that can spoil beer, wine
Something very simple can throw that flavor off before most types of beer are even bottled, and cause further troubles ...
Biofortifying rice with folate could prevent birth defects
Bolstering rice with a gene to produce more folate, or vitamin B9, could ward off birth defects, according to a ...
Brain structures communicate through ‘post office’ system
Scientists have achieved a greater understanding of the mammalian brain’s connectivity by showing that the hippocampus—a central information processing hub—sends ...
DNA test developed to keep beer fresh
Standing beneath a massive, stainless steel tank that regularly holds 100 barrels worth of beer, it’s hard to imagine how ...
Genetic testing can help adoptees get crucial hereditary information
According to US Census data (2000), adoptees account for more than 2.5 percent of the U.S. population (7.8 million). Worldwide, the United ...
New blood test is breakthrough in ovarian cancer screening
A new blood test for ovarian cancer has been found to detect twice as many cases as conventional methods, and ...
Maple syrup may be newest ally in fight against antibiotic resistance
Maple syrup may help fight disease-causing bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant strains that often grow in healthcare settings, says a study published ...
