At More Colleges, Classes on Genetics Get Personal

Bakir Hajdarevic at the University of Iowa took an honors seminar on personal genetics in which students had the option of sending saliva samples so a testing...

New Guidelines for Genetic Testing in Children

Should worried parents be able to test their babies for diseases they may develop down the road, just because they’re curious? Should worried teens be able to...

Doctors’ Advice About Obesity: It’s Personal

Doctors' biases may influence how they care for their obese patients.

Can Carrots Reduce the Effect of Diabetes-Causing Genes?

In the latest revelation about the human genome, researchers say diabetics with a certain genetic mutation may be able to rely on beta carotene to reduce their...

New Gene Variants Linked to Autism

Researchers come closer to developing a genetic test for the disorder

What Mice Can Tell Us About Obesity and Genetics

While our eating habits certainly play a role in how much we weigh, our rodent cousins confirm that some of our risk for obesity is written in our genes. For...

Could a Blood-Based Test Replace Amniocentesis?

A California company hopes to take the needles — and risk — out of prenatal genetic testing.

Researchers Solve the Mystery of Child’s Illness

The mystery is over. Doctors now know what's ailing Adam Foye

Genetic Study Identifies Four Main Types of Breast Cancer

In recent years, scientists have come to appreciate that breast cancer is a complex disease, triggered by myriad genetic and lifestyle factors. But the latest...

Older Fathers Linked to Kids’ Autism and Schizophrenia Risk

Older men are more likely than younger ones to have children with autism or schizophrenia, and a new genetic study points to why: compared with younger dads,...