Scientists from a collaboration of Australian research institutions have proposed that editing multiple genetic variants in ...

Late-onset Alzheimer's disease is a debilitating, progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects about 7 million ...

A new study shows that long-read sequencing has the potential to improve the rate of diagnosis while reducing the time to diagnosis from years to days -- in a single test and at a much lower cost.

Female mammals typically carry two X chromosomes — one from each parent — and a new study suggests that the maternal X is ...

If a threshold of 10% risk of COPD was used to make spirometry referrals, the addition of the polygenic risk score correctly ...

“At AEON Clinic, we bridge the gap between science and health. Genomic insights allow us to address health risks at their ...

Gram and colleagues describe valid concerns arising from the growing market for medical direct-to-consumer (DTC) tests but do ...

Diseases and conditions found only on the X chromosome are said to be sex-linked, as are rare Y-linked conditions such as male infertility. The X chromosome is larger and commands more regulatory ...

The short answer is yes, PCOS has a complex genetic predisposition. However, lifestyle and environmental factors also play a ...

Psychiatric disorders often overlap and can make diagnosis difficult. Depression and anxiety, for example, can coexist and share symptoms. Schizophrenia and anorexia nervosa. Autism and attention ...

Long Read Sequencing Reveals More Genetic Information While Cutting Time and Cost of Rare Disease Diagnoses Jan. 24, 2025 — A new study shows that long-read sequencing has the potential to ...

Children born in spring or summer with a specific gene variant may have a higher risk of celiac disease and lower levels of a key protein, according to a study, potentially helping future research on ...