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, ...

Some people actually have more than one biological identity embedded in their bodies, a rare and often harmless biological ...

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WASHINGTON -- A blood-based test for the early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) met its prespecified sensitivity and specificity endpoints, according to results from the PREEMPT CRC study. Using ...

NEW ORLEANS — Could a look inside your DNA, that blueprint of what makes you who you are, guide you to better health and performance? A doctor says it is helping him treat his patients' aches, pains, ...

Hundreds of potential kidney donors of Black African and Black Caribbean heritage in the UK can now get a simple blood test to help reduce the risk of kidney failure. The test is part of national ...

Genetic testing for ATTR can detect transthyretin mutations and offer crucial information about risk, monitoring, and treatment, if needed. Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a genetic condition that ...

It’s time for genetic testing of clopidogrel response to move into the mainstream, suggests a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) that outlines the supporting evidence ...

A new study has provided new insights into the the genetic overlap among some psychiatric disorders, and can help explain why it’s not uncommon for several of these disorders to arise in the same ...

NEW ORLEANS — Our genes carry some of the greatest secrets about our health and our futures. And for four sisters, unlocking those secrets became lifesaving. Now they're encouraging others to do the ...