New guidelines suggest all adults should undergo a one-time lipoprotein(a) test, a genetic risk marker for heart disease, as ...

The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high cholesterol, is part of new doctors' guidelines.

Scientists are learning how to program bacteria like tiny biological machines. By editing DNA and building genetic circuits, researchers can give microbes new instructions and behaviors. These ...

Drug delivery researchers have vastly improved the potential of genetic therapies by overcoming the challenge of consistently getting genes and gene-editing tools where they need to be within cells.

Researchers use long-read genome sequencing to discover 33% more structural variants and 38% more tandem repeats linked to autism spectrum disorder.

A DNA test could help match patients with psychiatric medications, potentially reducing the long and frustrating ...

An oncologist explains the situations when doctors recommend getting screened for colorectal cancer before age 45.

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have made an important discovery about how genetic mutations in ...

Type 1 diabetes, which is the most common type of diabetes in children, is an autoimmune disease. The body’s immune system attacks the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. This process is very ...

When Anne Wojcicki was considering whether she should try to save her life’s work, genetic testing pioneer 23andMe, from bankruptcy last year, many within her inner circle offered the same advice.

If you follow media coverage of koalas, you could be forgiven for feeling confused. Recent stories describe a "koala paradox": endangered in the north of Australia, abundant in the south; genetically ...

In time for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology has launched a new clinical study aimed at helping improve how patients with colorectal cancer ...