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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Why human pheromone myth persists despite lack of scientific evidence
Every year around Valentine's Day, there is a rash of stories in the news about sexy smells and pheromones. You ...
For some pregnant women, prenatal genetic test results in cancer diagnosis
MaterniT21 PLUS was the first noninvasive prenatal test (NIPT) to hit the market, in October 2011, and Sequenom has sold ...
New packaging for old idea: Can a sense of purpose improve cardiac health?
Media are quick to promote sketchy studies suggesting that a "sense of purpose" is linked to good health. But feeling ...
23andMe to employ wealth of genetic data in research for cures
Personal genetics firm 23andMe is planning to use its database of health information to research possible cures for a range ...
Will genetically modifying embryos create real life dystopia?
Citing safety fears for babies, genetics researchers called for a halt to experiments that would alter the DNA of human ...
Peak food? Can food tech supercharge crop yields and address global food security?
Breakthroughs are helping researchers 'supercharge' photosynthesis and increase rice yields. But anti-GMO critics say food security should focus on distribution, ...
How natural poison drove evolution of South American community
The Atacama Desert straddles the Andes Mountains, reaching into parts of Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. Little rain falls on ...
Substitutions like Non-GMO can be inferior or harmful
Many supposedly health-conscious consumers who choose products with labels like “BPA-Free” or “non-GMO” may be getting less than they bargained ...
Pro-GMO campaign tours to bring golden rice to Asia
A campaign is set to be launched on March 16 in the country to allow golden rice for tackling Vitamin ...
Microbiome study allows participants access to own data
The following excerpts are from Medium reporter Ernesto Ramirez's interview with Stanford University microbiome researcher Les Dethlefsen, whose Dynamics of Human ...
Lack of proven benefit highlights danger of genetic tests for cancer
Online ads for genetic cancer tests that promise to identify the best treatment “to kill your cancer” and match the ...
To begin to understand the brain, we need to first identify what we don’t know
In trying to brainstorm a list of unsolved problems in neuroscience, I read the a multitude of sources and asked ...
Evolution is weird: Killer diseases save lives and make us smarter?
Inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, Tay-Sachs disease and certain breast cancers can kill you or make life very challenging. So why ...
US Marines study finds link between PTSD and immune system
A new study of blood samples from US Marines has identified genetic markers associated with post-traumatic stress disorder that are ...
Egg-freezing advocates invoke fear to win patients
Mark Surrey, fertility specialist to the Kardashians, opens with the story of a 44-year-old lawyer who waited too long to ...
Is dancing success ‘in your genes’?
Dance may have evolved for a variety of reasons. To what degree are athletes hardwired? Can your moves on the ...
Will gene therapy make humans masters of own evolution?
Human genetic engineering is not new; it has been going on for a long, long time — naturally. Ancient viruses ...
Consumers willing to pay more for GM potatoes with food safety benefits
New research from an Iowa State Univ. economist found consumers were willing to spend more for genetically modified potato products ...
Why touch is so important to emotional, physical wellbeing
Touch is the first of the senses to develop in the human infant, and it remains perhaps the most emotionally ...
Why we should be concerned about antibiotic-resistant superbugs
Scientists and public-health officials are a careful bunch who don't often paint doomsday scenarios. That is, unless they're talking about ...
5 reasons how Consumer Reports rejects science on GMOs
Consumer Reports is escalating its opposition to GMO foods. Now, even responses to subscriber/customer inquiries are met with the a ...
Investigative food journalism should go for more than the yuck factor
Recent articles in the UK news media have 'lifted the lid' on the production of convenience food. While on the ...
The Death of death? Review of “Evolving Ourselves” and unnatural selection
The meat of this controversial new book is the immense array of futurist and transhumanist possibilities for driving change on ...
Gene therapy dilemma: Would you tweak your child’s genes if it might prolong life but leave her deaf?
New gene therapies can bring collateral consequences--solving one heath problem but creating another. Patients, healthcare providers and insurance companies are ...
Gene transfer therapy could replace vaccines, treat HIV
A team of scientists has announced what could prove to be an enormous step forward in the fight against H.I.V ...
Why does hair turn gray with age?
Saggy skin, (premature) wrinkles, and a stray or gray patch of hair are tell-tale signs of aging. A graying hairline ...
Colorado biochemist Rob Knight on TED: Microbes make us who we are
Microbes, more than DNA, might explain why we're so different from one another. At least that's what biochemist Rob Knight ...
