23andMe might have filed for bankruptcy, but the transformation it brought to health care over nearly two decades is irreversible. I’m a physician, scientist, and advocate for public health. I’ve ...

Michele Desrosiers was contacted by a woman who appeared to be her half-sister—that was only the tip of the iceberg though.

If at least two of your close family members have had a brain aneurysm, genetic testing may help identify if you’re at risk. A brain aneurysm is a bulge in one of your brain’s blood vessels. The flow ...

Genetic testing can be a fearful, daunting, overwhelming, exciting, or joyful experience. In many cases, the emotions of people who pursue genetic testing can be described with more than just one of ...

A new Mayo Clinic study shows that integrating telomere length evaluation and genetic testing into pulmonary care can ...

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 ...

Genetic testing can help doctors diagnose some neurological disorders, such as Huntington’s disease. It can also provide insights into a person’s risk of future health conditions. Genetic testing ...

A new consensus statement recommended genetic testing for all categories of kidney diseases whenever a genetic cause is suspected and offered guidance on who to test, which tests are the most useful, ...

Researchers have validated a genetic scoring tool that may help physicians diagnose idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and ...