Straying partners can now claim their inclination to stray is in fact genetic. I wonder how that sort of "defence" would hold up in court, or elsewhere, so to speak... Hasse Walum at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and colleagues looked at the various forms of the gene coding for a vasopressin receptor in 552 Swedish people, who were all in heterosexual partnerships. The researchers also investigated ... Read full entry

Diet and lifestyle can override disease provoking genes, and even improve brain function, says Dr. Dean Ornish in a TED video presentation. For instance, he says, when you live healthier, eat better, exercise, and love more, your brain cells actually increase. And new findings show that a healthier lifestyle can turn off disease-provoking genes and turn on the good ones. Chocolate lovers will be delighted to learn, that in ... Read full entry