Now, a step forward in genetic testing could help doctors look deeper than ever before to predict a patient's future health. In a series of studies published recently in Bone Marrow Transplantation, ...

Genetic testing can play an important role in identifying patients at risk for malignant hyperthermia (MH), guided by ...

I was one of the first to spit into a test tube, giving up my DNA forever to learn more about my health and heredity. You know, the ones that promise to connect you with distant relatives you didn’t ...

The federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act prevents health insurers and employers from discriminating against a ...

A world-first study has shown that it is possible to determine who is likely to get depression in late-life based on a "genetic score." The longitudinal study of more than 12,000 people over 70 paves ...

An analysis of two large cohort studies finds that carriers of disease-causing variants within genes for three ...

About a year ago, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted premarket approval to AvertD (SOLVD Health), the first genetic test to assess an individual’s risk of developing opioid use disorder ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha nurse practitioner learned she carries a gene mutation that significantly increases her cancer risk through a free research study at Nebraska Medicine. Erin Thoman, a ...

Hereditary ATTR-CM is a genetic condition where mutated TTR genes cause unstable TTR proteins to form amyloid proteins, which can accumulate in the heart and impair its function. If a parent has a TTR ...

Human embryo screening undermines parental trust, stigmatizes disability, narrows genetic diversity, and erodes the foundation of unconditional love. Artificial intelligence compounds these dangers by ...

Doctors say a high-risk pregnancy does not mean an unsafe delivery. With advances in genetic testing, prenatal screening, and personalised care, risks can now be detected earlier and managed ...