Mar
19
2010
Spring is about to, well, spring. And for many of us, that means breaking out the Benadryl® and the tissues as pollen fills the air and our allergies kick in.
Allergies are part of the daily lives for one out of four Americans, making allergies more common than heart disease, cancer and diabetes combined. For many [...]
Tags: allergy, histamines, hygiene hypothesis, pollen, spring, survey
Dec
17
2009
By now, you’re probably sick of hearing about the 2009 H1N1 flu, also known as the swine flu. But if you believe you’ve had it, and you’ve already recovered from your symptoms, please take a few minutes to complete our new survey.
There have been heard reports of people holding “swine flu parties” in hopes of [...]
Tags: 23andWe, flu, H1N1, infectious disease, survey, swine flu
Dec
10
2009
From alchemists and the Philosopher’s Stone to Ponce de Leon and the Fountain of Youth, history is full of stories of people searching for a way to extend life indefinitely. In recent years, discoveries about the biology of aging have brought us closer to that dream than ever before. Now 23andMe is asking you, our [...]
Tags: 23andWe, APOC3, FOXO3A, longevity, survey
Oct
15
2009
Here’s how it goes for me: a few afternoons a year, usually when I haven’t slept or eaten right, but sometimes for no apparent reason, I begin to sense a pressure behind my left eyebrow and to feel queasy. By now I know what’s coming, and I resign myself to another miserable evening and a [...]
Tags: 23andWe, headache, migraine, survey