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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Interview with Science Babe who took down Food Babe
Earlier this month, you probably would't have heard of Yvette d'Entremont, aka Science Babe. But after posting a Gawker article ...
Doctors to begin scanning fetus’ entire genome for genetic abnormalities
If you could gaze into a crystal ball and discover whether your newborn baby might have health problems, would you ...
Researchers across food, fuel, drug industries seek standards for synthetic biology
Synthetic biologists have a vision. Researchers in this young field, who build โdevicesโ from engineered genes and other molecular components, ...
County ballot measure in Oregon would limit university GMO research in crops, cancer, bioenergy
Shawn Mehlenbacher, the Oregon State University hazelnut breeder who developed varieties resistant to deadly Eastern Filbert Blight, says a Benton ...
Food Babe conundrum: Responding to scare mongering while addressing legitimate fears
We live in an age where lots of people have become suspicious of many things tagged by activistsโand the mediaโas ...
Moms’ breastmilk helps establish healthy microbe community in babies’ gut
Breast milk seems like a simple nutritious cocktail for feeding babies, but it is so much more than that. It ...
Science Babe vs. Food Babe: Debunking Vani Hari’s overuse of word ‘toxin’
Vani Hari, AKA the Food Babe, has amassed a loyal following in her Food Babe Army. The recent subject of ...
Fears of GMO baby formula drive moms to buy contaminated breast milk online
Shoes, groceries, furniture, plane ticketsโweโre used to being able to buy pretty much whatever we want online. If a pair ...
Audio interview: Zimbabwean regulatory official lauds multiple uses of GMOs in health, agriculture
National Biotechnology Authority registrar and chief executive officer Jonathan Mufandaedza spoke to NewsDay at the regional biotechnology training workshop at ...
Brain scan can help protect contact athletes from serious disease
Twelve years ago a rare and serious disease was discovered in the brain, post mortem, of U.S. football player"Iron" Mike ...
Can ancient Anglo-Saxon remedy cure MRSA infection?
A plant-based ointment recipe pulled from a 1,000-year-old manuscript is spiking excitement aboutย whatย historical knowledge and traditional remedies can do to ...
Might astronauts bring back a deadly disease from Mars?
While it's possible that a human pathogen might exist on Mars or on another alien world , the extraterrestrial environment ...
Is your sex drive abnormal? Science says you never had one to begin with
The following excerpts are from an interview by New Scientist's Alison George with Emily Nagoski, director of Wellness Education at ...
Interaction of environment, genetics may be responsible for more allergies in developed countries
In Western Australia, Curtin University's Brad Zhang has been looking at why Australians have one of the highest rates of ...
Watch scientist challenge the scare-promoting Food Babe
Food Babe has built her career on denigrating scientists, farmers and food experts. Then she encountered Alison Bernstein, aka Mommy ...
WHO: Doomsday health crisis looms if we do not anticipate post-antibiotic era
Water sanitation and antibiotics still work well, but antibiotic resistance is growing, and there as signs that water chlorination could ...
GMOs have health benefits not health risks
GM apples and potatoes were recently approved in the U.S. and Canada, but with some pushback from companies due to ...
Scientific American: Why trumped up glyphosate controversy obscures benefits of GM technology
Itโs been awhile since Iโve written on GMOs, but it may be time to start again. Recently, a huge amount ...
Smear campaign against glyphosate: ‘Consumers have a right to know when they’re being peddled a lie’
The anti-biotech activist Gary Hirshberg, Stonyfield Farms CEO and recent White House nominee to a trade advisory committee, seems to ...
Ken Burns’ cancer documentary a tour de force
Forbes The 6-hour Ken Burns and Barak Goodman television documentaryย โCancer: The Emperor of All Maladies,โย television documentaryย โCancer: The Emperor of All ...
First IVF baby in Europe born with DNA selected to eliminate muscular dystrophy risk
The first baby has been born in Europe from a new IVF procedure that checks embryos for devastating genetic disorders ...
First portable DNA sequencer proves fruitful in finding disease quickly and accurately
In June 2014, Heartlands Hospital inย Birmingham reported an outbreak of Salmonella infection. It affected 30 patients and staff in two ...
We need to reevaluate how we define depression
In the wake of the Germanwings tragedy, mental health advocates are deeply concerned about misleading generalizations that may increase the ...
Long Island research center, NY hospitals join forces to find cancer treatments
Some of the worldโs finest scientists live in a former whaling village on the North Shore of Long Island, in ...
Can new research point to origin of prostate cancer?
Prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men, often occurs as many smaller tumours in the same prostate, all with ...
From pink pineapple to purple tomatoes, next wave of GMO foods will have health benefits
Cancer-fighting pink pineapples, heart-healthy purple tomatoes and less fatty vegetable oils may someday be on grocery shelves alongside more traditional ...
Airborne antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Texas may pose major threat to health
A new study says the DNA from antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in American cattle yards has becomeย airborne, creating a new pathway ...
