What happens when a genetic test unlocks long-held family secrets or other surprising results? Genetic genealogist Kelli ...

Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s blood, but critics say they are not ready for the market.

For decades, biology textbooks taught that DNA’s story could be told with a single image: two elegant strands twisting in a ...

A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly ...

Genetic screening for prostate cancer can help identify inherited risks early, guide treatment decisions, and protect your family’s health. At Fred Hutch Cancer Center, we offer expert genetic ...

A genetic technology known as a gene drive could help prevent malaria by spreading genes in wild mosquitoes that stop them transmitting the parasite. Tests in a lab in Tanzania have now confirmed that ...

Scientists at Northwestern Medicine have developed a new genetic risk score that predicts who is most likely to experience irregular or dangerous heart rhythms. The test merges several types of ...

Genetic testing has had a shift in the past ten years, as it has left medical laboratories and entered living rooms. Professional research facilities that once cost hundreds of dollars are now found ...

Hi. I’m Art Caplan. I’m at the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. A new company, Nucleus Genomics, recently announced a whole new program of genetic testing. It is way past ...

In the UK, most patients receive publicly funded medical care through the National Health Service (NHS), which funds tumour and/or germline testing for eligible patients with cancer to inform clinical ...

After dreaming of starting a family her whole life, Victoria Glass was delighted when she learned that she’s expecting. Like many pregnant women, she underwent a genetic test to learn more about her ...

Following the blood test at 10 weeks, "everything unfolded in what felt like a blink of an eye" as Victoria Glass got a devastating call 2 weeks later. Trump admin weighs major change to Social ...