Get your kit in the mail, do a cheek swab + send it off to the lab. (Ben Johnson / Bham Now) In many parts of Alabama, getting specialized healthcare isn’t as simple as booking an appointment.

New genetic results reveal a previously unknown wave of people settled in South America 1,300 years ago and that Indigenous Americans carry remnants of a "ghost lineage." ...

The treatment, developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, is for a very rare form of deafness. But it represents a medical ...

Earlier this year, the largest trial to date on cancer blood tests failed to reach its primary objective. Oncologists haven't ...

For years, two siblings with the distinctive facial features of Treacher Collins syndrome had no genetic explanation for ...

Daniel Combs, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at the University of Arizona. Clinical signs raise suspicion for Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), but genetic testing confirms it.

Australia has passed a law banning life insurance companies from denying or restricting coverage based on the results of genetic tests or even based on whether an applicant or their genetic relatives ...

YOU’RE WATCHING KOAT ACTION SEVEN NEWS. NEW GUIDELINES ARE BANNING TRANSGENDER WOMEN FROM COMPETING IN WOMEN’S EVENTS AT THE OLYMPICS. THIS NEW RULE WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AND APPLY TO THE SUMMER ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially banned transgender women from competing in women’s Olympic events. The new policy also introduces mandatory genetic testing requirements for ...

Millions struggle with depression and anxiety, often enduring long waits for effective treatment. Scientists in Sweden, Denmark, and Germany are developing a genetic test to predict which medications ...

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bionano Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNGO) today announced highlights from Day 3 of Bionano Symposium 2026, entitled OGM Making its Mark in Constitutional ...