A new genetic screening method allows researchers to efficiently modulate individual genes across entire tissues and provides ...

Researchers have uncovered a rare inherited mutation linked to prostate cancer—and it could help identify at-risk families ...

There is a danger that population genetic screening programs may be introduced without the necessary scrutiny and rigor that is usually applied when screening programs are put into effect, experts ...

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a new form of hereditary prostate cancer that, while rare, ...

This article is authored by Venkataswamy Eswarachari, associate vice president and senior director, Lab Operations, MedGenome ...

What if you could screen embryos for diseases before they became babies? What if you had the power to choose the traits your baby would have? Would you use it? These practically polar opposite ...

Newborn genetic screening (NBGS) seeks to assist in the early identification of newborns at risk for severe genetic disorders. The integration of genomics into newborn screening represents a ...

More than a decade ago, researchers launched the BabySeq Project, a pilot program to return newborn genomic sequencing results to parents and measure the effects on newborn care. Today, over 30 ...

When people in the Jewish community think of genetic diseases, they usually think of Tay-Sachs disease. The most common form is infantile Tay-Sachs, in which symptoms start at around three to six ...

Collingwood footballer Darcy Cameron has spoken out about his shock discovery that he carries a gene for a rare condition ...