Could your dog live forever? Next wave of longevity drugs aim to extend pet lives

Extending dog lifespans? Next wave of longevity drugs aim to add years to pet lives

New York Times | 
Scientists have been chasing after drugs that might stave off this heartbreak by extending the lives of our canine companions ...
Dogs of Chernobyl: What exposure to chronic, low-level radiation does to a species

Dogs of Chernobyl: What exposure to chronic, low-level radiation does to a species

New York Times | 
Dogs roam the ghost town of Pripyat within the Chernobyl exclusion zone in Ukraine. Scientists have identified genetically distinct populations ...
'Viral evolution is a long game.’ Here’s where scientists think COVID might be headed

‘Viral evolution is a long game.’ Here’s where scientists think COVID might be headed

New York Times | 
Even for a virus, evolution is a long game, and our relationship with SARS-CoV-2 is still in its infancy. We ...
How accurate are at-home COVID tests?

How accurate are at-home COVID tests?

New York Times | 
Rapid at-home [COVID] tests are a good option for people who have been exposed to the virus, who want to ...
Although vaccinated people can contract breakthrough infections in rare cases, their chances of getting long COVID are low

Although vaccinated people can contract breakthrough infections in rare cases, their chances of getting long COVID are low

New York Times | 
People who experience breakthrough infections of the coronavirus after being fully vaccinated are about 50 percent less likely to experience ...
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Questioning the reliability of common autism screening tool

Spectrum | 
A short, widely used screening survey for autism called the Autism Spectrum Quotient – 10 items (AQ-10) may not be ...
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Should we be more careful with our genetic data? ‘People don’t understand what can actually be done with this information’

Spectrum | 
People in the United States view certain personal information, such as their social security number and the content of their ...
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‘Hacking the Code of Life’: How gene editing will lead to disease cures and nutritionally enhanced food

Genetic Literacy Project | 
In “Hacking the Code of Life,” Nessa Carey explores new technology offering the power to alter the genome with increasing ...
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Examining toddlers’ brain waves may offer early diagnosis of autism

Spectrum | 
Certain patterns of electrical activity in the brain may signal autism in children with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a related genetic condition ...
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Mobile mental health: Can apps help patients get help they need?

The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Type 'depression' into the ...

What does dust in your house say about you?

New Yorker | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis.  Dust talks. That clump ...
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How Vietnam War vets aid in brain research

New Yorker | 
In 1967, William F. Caveness, a neurologist and veteran of the Korean War, began building a registry of living soldiers ...

Schizophrenics age faster, genetics play a roll

For decades, evidence has suggested that people with schizophrenia have shortened lifespans. In the early twentieth century, doctors observed that ...

Review: Craig Venter’s Life at the Speed of Light

Washington Post | 
In May 2010, a team of scientists announced that they had created synthetic life. The researchers had used four bottles ...
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Will animal-machine hybrids fight our next war?

Salon | 
The U.S. government is looking to animal-machine hybrids to safeguard the country and its citizens. The same advances that have ...

Something fishy in the White House?

PLOS ONE | 
Emily Anthes, science writer and author of the upcoming book about biotechnology Frankenstein's Cat, responds to Jon Entine's piece about the ...

Attack of the clone cliches

PLOS ONE | 
A story in the New York Post on Sunday warned New Yorkers about a new threat menacing our city: a ...
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