The recent bankruptcy of genetic testing firm 23andMe has raised alarms for privacy advocates and consumers worried about ...

Years of research in the field of genetics have offered interesting insights spanning the origins and development of heredity ...

Understanding how genes influence complex behaviors remains one of biology's most fascinating challenges. Now, however, in a recent study, researchers have compiled a comprehensive dataset documenting ...

Genetic factors are thought to play a major role in the development of autism – but for decades what they are has proven elusive. Now scientists are starting to uncover clues.

A group of House lawmakers launched a probe Thursday into 23andMe’s handling of customers’ sensitive data following the ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the agency is planning to study what causes autism and release results in September.

Both the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing for cancer and the rate of claim denials for such testing increased ...

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Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican and chair of the Senate health committee ... health problems or ancestry based on their genetic data. With the bankruptcy filing last month, consumer privacy ...

Following biotechnology company 23andMe's filing for bankruptcy, losing its CEO, and trying to find a buyer last month, the ...

A much-needed new tool will increase the efficiency of genomic research and accelerate the development of new ways to improve human health.

A scientific statement regarding direct-to-consumer genetic testing for cardiovascular disease has been published by the AHA.