David Warmflash
Viewpoint: Parents’ anti-GMO fervor just might contribute to children’s allergies
Eating organic and avoiding GMOs has no effect on food allergies. But the mentality underlying GMO avoidance and overly-protective parenting ...
Gender and the brain: Are there hardwired differences between men and women?
The idea that genders are different in a neurological sense is picking up considerable momentum in the hard sciences. It could have ...
Race and genetics: How our ancestry both limits and exacerbates disease risks
Members of different ethnic groups living in the same region may have widely varying life expectancies. A wide range of ...
Delving into our complicated relationship with carbohydrates
The idea of controlling carbohydrate consumption has been bouncing around the world of diets and medicine for nearly 100 years ...
Why autism looks so different in girls
Girls tend to be diagnosed with autism later in life than boys--often after being misdiagnosed with something else first. Why ...
Marrying your cousin? There may be evolutionary benefits
The taboo against cousin marriages may be overblown--and there may even be an evolutionary argument in support of it in ...
Why are we afraid of synthetic blood?
Synthetic blood engineered to be superior to our normal blood may be a revolution in the emergency room ...
How gene therapy could help astronauts survive deep space deadly radiation
Over the past five decades, space travel advocates have been pushing to expand our footprint in space. They dream about lunar ...
Sex in space? An awkward talk we will need to have
As the prospect of Mars colonization grows on the public radar screen, sex talk is not as much taboo that ...
What’s stopping us from using CRISPR to gene edit humans to fight disease?
Emerging clinical applications of CRISPR editing include delivery of CRISPR systems into the body to repair genetic sequences. This is ...
Here’s what potential Mars colonists really need from Earth: A large gene pool
Establishment of a Mars colony will depend on genetic diversity, meaning we must send tens of thousands of colonists ...
Supercharged brains and the quest to think better and faster
For those seeking to enhance cognitive function based on hard evidence, the starting point is worked aimed at improving mental ...
Are consumer genetic tests misused by doctors and alternative health providers?
Health practitioners with little or no training or perspective in genetics are dabbling in this rapidly advancing field. Utilizing results ...
Reinforcing the human heart: Integrating human cells, electronics and nanomaterials
Future of heart care: Cardiac patch that doesn't merely beat, but also provides monitoring and, if needed, electrical stimulation and ...
With imaging advances, brain researchers no longer rely on cadavers and freak accidents
The increased use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a research tool could lead to better understanding of a wide ...
Extraterrestrial life may have different chemistry, but evolutionary forces will be Earth-like
If the forces of natural selection have shaped the development of life on Earth, there's no reason to believe those ...
Could modern influenza outbreaks escalate into devastating pandemics like the 1918 ‘Spanish Flu’?
It is unlikely that we will ever experience anything like the 1918 outbreak, but researchers say we could see outbreaks ...
Sex and genetics: We’re looking for someone who isn’t an exact match of ourselves
We know that both men and woman are attracted to each other's shapes. But human sexual desire, and partner preference, ...
Does the shape of your face affect your odds of success or failure in life?
The science of facial structures has advanced tremendously in recent years, leading to a number of applications and a deeper ...
Male pregnancy may be closer than you think
As women begin to receive uterine transplants, the question is being asked of when they will be available for men ...
TRAPPIST-1 mini-planetary system and what it means for the spread of life between worlds
Only a few dozen known worlds as small as the rocky worlds of our inner Solar System and orbiting within ...
What foods have pesticide residues? When do the chemical traces pose dangers?
Dosage and length of exposure determines whether a compound actually produces toxic effects and could lead to such diseases as ...
Searching for extraterrestrial life: Finding the right communication technology
Scientists are looking for evidence of extraterrestrial communication across interstellar space. But what if other intelligent life forms are using ...
How our brain perceives time
Internal time perception is complex, involving disperse areas of the brain. But a new field of research called neurorelativity, using ...
Protecting against cancer: What can we learn from animals who live for centuries
There are an increasing number of genetic clues from animals that could provide hints to treating aging and age related ...
Searching for ET in our Solar System requires methodical approach
The quest to find life in our Solar System is focused on locating planets or moons with the right chemical ...
Guided evolution of wheat and other grains could feed growing population
Can we breed wheat and other cereal grains with the ability to fertilize themselves? Researchers report promising results that could ...
Orthorexia nervosa: Do anti-GMO activists have this ‘eating disorder’?
Orthorexia nervosa is being evaluated as a possible psychiatric diagnosis -- which is causing symptoms of anxiety among some people ...