An estimated 170,000 Australians were diagnosed with cancer in 2025. Many people know the causes of cancer are partly genetic. But how do your genes, which contribute so much of what makes you you, ...

Even though a large proportion of cancer patients carry genetic mutations that make them more susceptible to cancer, only a small percentage of them — and their family members — undergo potentially ...

The Clinical Genetics and Genetic Counseling Service at Fred Hutch Cancer Center offers cancer risk assessment for people who are at high risk of developing cancer because of their personal history ...

An affordable new BRCA gene test has hit the market, but who should take it? — -- A new genetic testing kit that hits the market today is the most affordable, and arguably one of the simplest, ...

Live Science spoke with a bioethicist and sociologist about emerging genomic technologies, including those that enable ...

A 10-year study shows that a multipronged approach using whole exome sequencing can improve diagnostic yield in patients with ...

The future of personalized medicine is rapidly becoming a reality, powered by advances in genetic testing and healthcare. Once limited to research labs, genetic insights are now transforming how ...

Genetic testing for ATTR can detect transthyretin mutations and offer crucial information about risk, monitoring, and treatment, if needed. Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a genetic condition that ...

I was one of the first to spit into a test tube, giving up my DNA forever to learn more about my health and heredity. You know, the ones that promise to connect you with distant relatives you didn’t ...

Testing the biological sex of an athlete is becoming more common in sport, with governing bodies defending the practice as safeguarding fairness for women. But as the introduction of mandatory genetic ...