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Conflicting studies on effectiveness of Trump’s favorite drug – remdesivir – in battling COVID? Let’s disentangle this controversy
[One New England Journal of Medicine study tells] us that remdesivir works in the fight against COVID-19. A few days later, ...
Risky business: Your brain may be wired to take chances
Using brain scans, a new study has observed a link between connections in the brain and the ability of the person to tolerate ...
Hate hitting the gym? Your ‘laziness’ might just be genetic
For some, the hardest part of hitting the gym is lacing up their shoes. But for others, it’s the actual ...
If you could modify your children’s genes, what would you change?
Scientists focus on gene editing to eliminate certain debilitating hereditary diseases, but the technology could accomplish a lot more. Recently, the ...
Excessive hand washing? Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) linked to gene mutations associated with autism
We know obsessive-compulsive disorder has a genetic basis, and now researchers are digging into our DNA to figure out exactly ...
Key to fighting antibiotic-resistant MRSA could rest with noxious weed species in Florida
Bacteria that don’t respond to drugs are a growing problem, one for which scientists are rushing to find a solution ...
Obesity changes gene activity which may predict diabetes risk study says
In what is being called the biggest study yet on the effect of body mass index (BMI) on DNA, researchers ...
Have we discovered the genetic mutation linked to increased risk for early-onset Parkinson’s?
Parkinson’s disease is caused by the deterioration of nerve cells in the brain, but it's still not clear what causes ...
Gene linked to binge drinking might help treat alcoholism
The ability to stop drinking when you're feeling tipsy or drunk comes easier to some than others. An international research team from ...
Unbreakable bones and four other bizarre human genetic mutations
Strange genetic mutations often play into the storylines of Hollywood action films, but in reality...genetic mutations exist in the DNA of ...
Motivation to exercise may depend on your genes
At one point or another, we've all wondered: What makes some of us gym rats and some of us couch ...
Staying pregnant: Recurrent miscarriages linked to gene mutations
Getting pregnant and staying pregnant may come easy for some couples, but for others, it can seem like a difficult dream ...
Brain gene may be key to developing medications for Down syndrome
Although it’s clear that Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by the occurrence of an extra chromosome, the exact genes, ...
Rare genetic mutations linked to schizophrenia and school dropout risk
A pair of studies in the journal Nature Neuroscience have investigated a link between rare genetic mutations and schizophrenia, as ...
Human evolution: How will our species change over next 100,000 years?
Since we became Homo sapiens, has evolution changed us in any way? Actually, yes. ... [An] example is the gene for ...
Drug administered pre-birth may stop common gene mutations from causing blindness
Researchers at Dalhousie Medical School have discovered a drug with the potential to stop babies born with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy ...
How genetics affects our diet and lifespan
[T]oday[,] we have the technological ability to traverse an immense amount of distance with relative ease...[which] often leaves our DNA ...
Banning gene editing to modify human embryos could be hasty
For many, the word “designer baby” brings to mind images of eugenics...As a result of this commonly shared fear, the ...
Gene mutation linked to aggression and healthy body weight
Acting aggressive and reckless when drunk could be a sign that you’re a complete jerk, or it could be an ...
Worries about artificial human enhancement persist among Americans
[According to] an extensive survey conducted by the Pew Research Center...[s]ixty-eight percent [of over 4,000 Americans] were somewhat or very ...
Seagulls may aid spread of E. coli strain that resists ‘last-resort antibiotic’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. According to the Center ...
What determines our personality: Genetics, environment, or both?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. According to a study published ...
Genetically modifying yeast for new flavors in beer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Researchers are toying with ...
Heredity increasingly vital for understanding cancer risk
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The discovery of the ...
Understanding HIV’s genetic code will help treat patients with greater precision
A virus contains its own genes, but it is able to replicate only when it gets inside the cells of ...
Going bald? It’s not your mother’s fault
You’re only 25 and you’ve begun to lose your hair? Before you freak out (entirely), remember that everyone loses hair ...
GMO wine? Scientists developing hangover free nutritionally-enhanced vino
Imagine wine, only better for you and without the hangover the next day. Researchers from the University of Illinois are ...
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 ...