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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FTC takes aim at ‘cancer-detecting’ app featured on Dr.Oz show
It seemed too good to be true — a $4.99 cellphone app that could help you figure out if moles ...
Do people trust ‘hard’ neuroscience more than ‘soft’ psychology?
Imagine a politician from your party is in trouble for alleged misdemeanors. He’s been assessed by an expert who says ...
Lesson from Ebola: Tobacco plant key to developing GMO drugs of the future
While any tobacco is harmful if smoked, there's a kind of tobacco that's being put to positive use—namely, the use ...
Can GM technology promote sustainable salmon farming?
Can biotechnology overcome the stigma manufactured by activists to provide solutions for a sustainable seafood movement? Is the sustainability movement ...
Airborne form of Ebola a realistic possibility?
Back in September, when the West African Ebola outbreak was getting worse with every passing week, a lot of people ...
Owen Paterson: ‘Anti-GMO stance of Green Blob, Greenpeace condemn poor to starvation, death
Former UK environment secretary goes on the attack against what he says are modern Luddites: Greenpeace and the ministers of ...
Debate ramps up on release of genetically engineered mosquitoes in Key West
In this bite-size community near Key West, like so many other mosquito-plagued spots up and down the Florida Keys, residents ...
Understanding the UCLA superbug problem
The UCLA Health System announced earlier this week that seven patients—two of whom died—became infected by highly drug-resistant bacteria that ...
You are what you don’t eat: Genetics of anorexia and bulimia
The latest research shows how eating disorders, and anorexia in particular, produce a cascade of physical and mental effects, including ...
Cult of Biodynamics: Future of farming or agrarian organic witchcraft?
Biodynamic agriculture is a method of organic farming that rejects many aspects of modern agriculture including genetic engineering, originally developed ...
Aphrodite’s little helper: Out of the box thinking on female libido
Based on the belief that female sexual dysfunction is more often upstairs than down, the drug flibanserin is being promoted ...
Genomics holds potential for improving nutrition in crops
Renowned agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan said on Friday that making a hunger and malnutrition-free society should be the ultimate goal ...
First rapid Ebola test approved by WHO
The World Health Organization has approved the first rapid test for Ebola in a potential breakthrough for ending an epidemic ...
Sexual reproduction is good for the human genome
Theories on the genetic advantages of sexual reproduction abound within the biological sciences community, but there has been scant evidence ...
Orthorexia: Food Babe’s eating disorder
“There is just no acceptable level of any chemical to ingest, ever.” – Vani Hari A.K.A. Food Babe Everything is ...
Neuroscientist Oliver Sacks’s reflects after receiving terminal cancer diagnosis
A month ago, I felt that I was in good health, even robust health. At 81, I still swim a ...
Good night’s sleep keeps blood cells young and healthy
Under normal conditions, many of the different types of tissue-specific adult stem cells, including hematopoietic stem cells, exist in a ...
Stillbirth significantly raises risk of depression in women
Women who deliver a stillbirth—but who have no history of depression—may be at a higher risk for long-lasting depression, conclude ...
Preventing preterm births: Genetic cause could be in the fetus, not the mother
Given the complexity of pregnancy, taking all evidence-based precautions against preterm birth is a wise course of action. But it ...
What makes genes tick?
The expectation is that by uncovering the switches and genes they control, scientists can add depth to genetic findings like ...
Self-destructing genes reveal novel approach to therapy
Bioengineers at The University of Texas at Dallas have created a novel gene-delivery system that shuttles a gene into a ...
Your genes: Part dad, part mom and a dollop of mother’s bacteria
A good mom always knows to pack a little something extra — even when it comes to genetic material. According ...
Unraveling mystery of obsessive-compulsive disorder: A personal journey
This daily ordeal, among other irrational behaviors I suffered, was physically and emotionally exhausting, yet it wouldn't subside until I ...
Fox News embarrasses itself as urologist, medical professor opine (wrongly) about GMOs
If you think you’re getting accurate science from Fox News’ Sunday Housecall, you may want to think again. A segment they ...
Stem cells show promising results in treating malaria
Human stem cells engineered to produce renewable sources of mature, liver-like cells can be grown and infected with malaria to ...
Climate change will make infectious disease outbreaks more common
As the catastrophic Ebola outbreak showed the world recently, the modern age of global air travel has made it far ...
Is Nature safer, healthier in medicine and food? Deadly take on controversial topic
It's called the "naturalist fallacy". Naturalist beliefs that seeds or foods developed in part by scientists, often working in laboratories, ...
