Gene editing has the potential to cure thousands of people suffering from devastating rare diseases. But the Nobel ...

The problem, Zaaijer explained, is that algorithms used in precision medicine models overwhelming are built on DNA with ...

Researchers from University of California San Diego have identified 11 genetic regions linked to delay discounting — the tendency to prefer smaller, immediate rewards over larger, delayed ones — ...

A survey of breast cancer survivors was administered online by a hereditary cancer nonprofit organization, Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered, from October 2017 to March 2018. Of 1,322 respondents, ...

Myriad integrates ancestry genetic markers and epidemiological risk factors into the testing process to give patients a better sense of their risk of developing breast cancer. BY FastCo Works For the ...

A woman works with human genetic material at a laboratory in Munich, Germany. (Reuters / Michael Dalder) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 ...

Breakthroughs in genetic testing offer insight into whether individuals will suffer from a growing number of diseases. These tests can tell us whether a fetus in the womb carries disease-causing ...

Researchers identify distinct genetic loci involved in delay discounting and how these variants are involved in physical and ...

A survey of breast cancer survivors was administered online by a hereditary cancer nonprofit organization, Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered, from October 2017 to March 2018. Of 1,322 respondents, ...

Huge pools of health data collected over the past generation allow you to pick many of your child’s genetic traits. Are you comfortable with that? By Jamie Metzl Mr. Metzl is author of the forthcoming ...