Adult survivors of childhood cancers are at higher risk for another cancer—such as breast, colorectal, sarcomas and thyroid ...

Expectant parents at the Jessop Wing in Sheffield are invited to take part in the Generation Study.

A new study published in JCO Precision Oncology has identified a relatively simple method to predict the cancer patients most likely to develop severe toxicities from chemotherapy. If doctors can ...

Muscles make up nearly 40% of the human body and power every move we make, from a child's first steps to recovery after ...

Current genetic screening guidelines fail to identify most people with an inherited condition known as familial hypercholesterolemia that can cause dangerously high cholesterol and early heart disease ...

They are genes commonly associated with breast cancer in women, but in fact men who carry certain mutations in their BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes are at higher risk of developing certain types of cancer ...

A Florida state legislator sponsored the nation's first state-backed genetic screening program after his son died from a rare genetic disease.

A positive newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is currently considered a medical emergency. Without early treatment, severe disability or death in infancy are likely. However, research ...

NIH study is trying to find answers. BAR HARBOR, Maine, Aug. 1, 2008— -- With new genetic testing available, researchers can calculate whether you have an increased risk for diabetes, breast ...

A major new study has found genetics play a powerful and independent role in endometrial cancer risk—challenging the ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Genetic Screening Testing for Preventive Health Market - A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on Test Type, Technology, Application, End User and Country-Level Analysis ...

A genetic testing company largely lost its bid for dismissal of a putative class action accusing it of falsely marketing its genetic testing to screen in vitro-fertilized embryos for chromosomal ...