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 ...

23andMe Research Institute today announced the publication of a new study highlighting the positive health actions taken by people who learned of their risk through direct-to-consumer genetic testing.

Genetic tests claiming to predict a future child's traits, such as intelligence or height, offer minimal benefits with significant risks. These tests, prevalent in the U.S., lack accurate predictive ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — It’s a question so many women have asked: "If my mother had breast cancer, will I get it too?" But doctors say knowledge is power, and that power could save your life. UAMS ...

Rare diseases (RD) are more common than you might think. For every 20 people you know, one is likely affected by a rare disease. Of the 7,000 known RD conditions, 80% have a genetic origin, yet over ...

About a year ago, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted premarket approval to AvertD (SOLVD Health), the first genetic test to assess an individual’s risk of developing opioid use disorder ...

A major new study has found genetics play a powerful and independent role in endometrial cancer risk—challenging the ...