DNA analysis used to identify remains of Air India flight 171 victims, highlighting importance of DNA fingerprinting in ...

Smith-Magenis syndrome is believed to affect about one in 25,000 people worldwide. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

The test is currently available in private healthcare facilities but there are hopes it may be adopted by the NHS.

Anne Wojcicki is taking back reins of 23andMe after outbidding Regeneron. The entrepreneur's proposal offers better ...

Practical Steps for Critically Using Genetic Tests in Clinical Practice Recognizing that a genetic test is only one tool of many that can be used to evaluate a clinical situation and design a plan ...

Variants of obesity-related genes influence how much weight patients lose on specific weight loss drugs like liraglutide, two studies report.

Genetic disease is believed to be linked to 41 percent of U.S. infants' deaths, while more than 2 million children have a ...

In the growing rare disease precision medicine market, drug companies must avoid funding genetic testing that the Justice ...

Watching a baby babble, play and interact with others can provide useful insight into what their cognitive ability might be ...

Huntington’s disease is a rare genetic disorder affecting movement, memory, and mood. Here’s what we know—and what’s ahead.

While testing of colorectal cancer tumors for mismatch repair (MMR) defects has been recommended for years, the majority of ...

A national genetic testing programme will be launched at the end of June for a disorder that causes people to have very high levels of what is often called "bad cholesterol". The Health Ministry says ...