Despite major advances in genetic testing for breast cancer risk prediction, death rates remain disproportionately high among ...

I was one of the first to spit into a test tube, giving up my DNA forever to learn more about my health and heredity. You know, the ones that promise to connect you with distant relatives you didn’t ...

Nonprofit senior living operator FellowshipLife recently launched a new, voluntary genetic testing program for residents and their families aimed at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Genetic testing could provide critical health information, but it may not be right for everyone. NBC’s medical contributor Dr.

In 2023, Jill Martin took a test that changed her life. She underwent genetic testing for breast cancer and learned she had a BRCA2 mutation, which increases one’s risk of developing breast and other ...

A world-first study has shown that it is possible to determine who is likely to get depression in late-life based on a "genetic score." The longitudinal study of more than 12,000 people over 70 paves ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Novant Health suggests genetic testing for those who may be at a higher risk of cancer. Genetic testing may be suggested to those who have a family history of cancer.

Patients will be able to find out whether they have genes linked to cancer using a world-leading tool developed by the NHS.

Novel study used whole genome sequencing to combine monogenetic and polygenetic testing, which are often siloed in research and practice More physicians should order genetic testing but much of the ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha nurse practitioner learned she carries a gene mutation that significantly increases her cancer risk through a free research study at Nebraska Medicine. Erin Thoman, a ...