A new Mayo Clinic study shows that integrating telomere length evaluation and genetic testing into pulmonary care can significantly change how physicians diagnose and treat pulmonary fibrosis - in ...

NewYork-Presbyterian's program offers self-referred genetic testing, focusing on personalized cancer prevention and care.

Those with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry have a one in 40 chance of carrying a BRCA1 or BRCA2 compared to a one in 250 chance for ...

Observed annually on July 25 in honor of Rosalind Franklin, whose work contributed to the discovery of DNA's structure, ...

Researchers at the University of Guelph have developed a faster way to identify potential drug targets against a dangerous fungal pathogen, allowing for the study of hundreds or thousands of genes ...

Genetic testing can help doctors diagnose some neurological disorders, such as Huntington’s disease. It can also provide insights into a person’s risk of future health conditions. Genetic testing ...

Using a gene-screening method they created, Stanford Medicine researchers may have discovered why an effective chemotherapy damages heart cells—and they have identified a drug that could keep the ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a large-scale screening approach that identifies ...

Insurance covers some genetic tests, such as BRCA tests for breast cancer, if you meet certain requirements. But there are about 70,000 different genetic tests available, and insurance coverage ...

The International Olympic Committee dropped genetic testing of female athletes in 1999 because of inaccuracies, high cost and ...