Genetic testing can be a fearful, daunting, overwhelming, exciting, or joyful experience. In many cases, the emotions of people who pursue genetic testing can be described with more than just one of ...

Adult survivors of childhood cancers are at higher risk for another cancer—such as breast, colorectal, sarcomas and thyroid cancer—that is not a relapse of their original illness. Previous cancer ...

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein paid for genetic testing in an apparent bid to harness his own genetic material for regenerative medicine – which is aimed at repairing the body by developing ...

A Florida state legislator sponsored the nation's first state-backed genetic screening program after his son died from a rare ...

Becca Tomlinson underwent a double mastectomy after finding out she inherited a faulty gene.

Spending on the tests, which analyze genetic material from both people and pathogens, rose 20% year over year in 2024, the ...

A new consensus statement recommended genetic testing for all categories of kidney diseases whenever a genetic cause is suspected and offered guidance on who to test, which tests are the most useful, ...

At Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, pediatricians will soon have a new ally in diagnosing and identifying complex neurodevelopmental conditions like ...

Genetic tests for Alzheimer’s can detect specific genes linked to the disease. In most cases, they can’t definitively confirm or predict a diagnosis, but they can provide insight into your relative ...

Testing the biological sex of an athlete is becoming more common in sport, with governing bodies defending the practice as ...

Two DNA tests give different results for Sunny, a rescue dog from Iran, leaving her owner and Reddit amused and baffled.