Genetic testing plays an important role in cystic fibrosis screening and diagnosis. It can help determine if a person has cystic fibrosis or carries gene mutations that cause it. Other tests can also ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and genetic testing proved to be lifesaving for the women featured in this story. Jodi Lavery discovered she had a BRCA-2 gene mutation, ...

Genetic testing, often via a blood sample, can confirm a muscular dystrophy diagnosis. It can also identify specific gene mutations to help guide treatment and determine whether or not someone is a ...

Save 52 per cent on an AncestryDNA + Traits Genetic Test Kit on Amazon Canada (). The AncestryDNA kit provides a hands-on ...

When the Human Genome Project concluded 21 years ago, it opened the door for genetic testing and a promise for lifesaving screenings and personalized medicine. An innovation that serves as a key ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a heart condition that people typically inherit from their biological parents through their genes. Genetic testing can help identify people at risk of developing ...

If your estate plan was created before the DNA testing era—or hasn't been updated to account for these new realities—now is ...

In a first, DNA testing has managed to link preserved remains of a Hiroshima victim to a teenage girl who disappeared after ...

Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study. A team of geneticists ...

Researchers with UC Davis Health have launched a study they hope will help improve health outcomes of Latinas who may be ...

A doctor who authorized hundreds of cancer genetic tests at assisted living COVID-19 testing events has been sentenced to 7 years in prison.

New DNA testing from a sexual assault kit helped reveal that a man was wrongly convicted of rape over 40 years ago in Ventura ...