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

Statistics that quantify a person’s predisposition to diseases such as diabetes and cancer can be reverse-engineered to reveal the underlying genetic data, prompting privacy concerns ...

A new synthesis finds that common epilepsies are driven by thousands of tiny-effect genetic variants, most still ...

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 ...

Germline testing is a genetic screening that looks for inherited gene mutations found in every cell.  It can identify ...

Genetic testing can play an important role in identifying patients at risk for malignant hyperthermia (MH), guided by answering three simple screening questions, according to an article published ...

For most of my life, I thought cancer prevention for men was straightforward: don’t smoke, eat a healthy diet, exercise, manage stress and get regular medical checkups.

Healthcare - MedLife has announced the first preliminary results from its genomics study, part of the Longevity100+ programme, which aims to explore the role of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)—The Medical University of South Carolina is offering free genetic testing to help participants learn more ...

A genetic screening test can be a powerful tool for understanding your inherited risk of developing certain diseases.

SINGAPORE, March 5 — From December, Singaporeans identified as high risk for hereditary breast and ovarian ...