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 ...

Cancer is a disease that profoundly impacts lives, often leaving individuals and families with uncertainty and fear. However, advancements in medical science now enable us to take proactive steps in ...

PHILADELPHIA— For some patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancers like colorectal and pancreatic cancer, chemotherapy can cause severe, sometimes life-threatening side effects in those who carry ...

Myriad Genetics, Inc. announced that its MyRisk® Hereditary Cancer Test with RiskScore® was recognized in the American Journal of Human Genetics as one of the top 10 significant advances in genomic ...

Human embryo screening undermines parental trust, stigmatizes disability, narrows genetic diversity, and erodes the foundation of unconditional love. Artificial intelligence compounds these dangers by ...

Today, healthcare is shifting away from a one-size-fits-all approach toward personalized medicine designed around each person’s genetics, lifestyle, and health history. At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, ...

Rose Brystowski, 68, had a choice to make. Others might have found it difficult. She found it easy. Brystowski, of Oak Park, Michigan, wasn't about to let her genetics forfeit her future. Doctors cut ...