Many people have a genetic predisposition to obesity, but gene defects that guarantee obesity are rare. Here's what you need ...

Researchers have understood for decades that some forms of deafness are inherited, yet until now, few of those genetic clues ...

An experimental gene therapy developed by researchers at UCLA, University College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital has ...

In 2024 Stephen Rich and his colleagues published a study in which they assessed the genetic risk of developing type 1 ...

A Nature study shows sperm from older fathers carry more disease-linked mutations, revealing how age and cell competition ...

Bipolar disorder is genetic, but research suggests that there is both a genetic component and environmental one that ...

Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces is introducing a new genetic testing tool that can identify gene mutations passed down ...

The new research reinforces how complex the neurodevelopmental disorder is and that there isn’t a single cause.

A Long Island nurse knew she had an increased risk of cancer. Thanks to IVF genetic testing, her child won't have the same ...

One way to get ahead of that diagnosis is genetic testing. There are 13 gene mutations related to breast cancer, according to ...

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 ...

By combining chemical and genetic properties of wood, the origin of tropical hardwood can be determined much more accurately.