Live Science spoke with a bioethicist and sociologist about emerging genomic technologies, including those that enable ...

Testing can help identify genetic lineage, confirm or rule out an inherited genetic disorder, assess your risk of developing or passing on a genetic disorder, and select which drugs may be most ...

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 ...

Jane Tiller receives funding through an Investigator Grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council. She is co-lead of the DNA Screen study, which was funded through the Australian ...

Expecting Growth in 2026 Families are not just receiving results - they are gaining the confidence and capability to ...

Genetic testing identifies germline mutations, while genomic testing analyzes somatic mutations in tumors, influencing treatment options. Broader testing criteria are expanding access to genetic ...

Patient-centered education and navigation support increase consent rates for genomic testing, aiding integration into cancer care and access to genomics-based trials. The SURGE study underscores the ...

—A team of researchers in Tokyo recently took on the challenge of attempting to determine whether comprehensive genomic profiling has clinical utility in a large cohort of patients with non-small cell ...

But they disagree on whether studying social genomics—elucidating any potential genetic contributions to behaviors ranging from mental illnesses to educational attainment to political affiliation—can ...

For most of my life, I thought cancer prevention for men was straightforward: don’t smoke, eat a healthy diet, exercise, manage stress and get regular medical checkups.

Testing the biological sex of an athlete is becoming more common in sport, with governing bodies defending the practice as safeguarding fairness for women. But as the introduction of mandatory genetic ...