More people are turning to genetic counseling to understand their DNA and assess their risk for certain diseases. As part of ...

Forty years ago, a postdoctoral researcher named James McGrath who would go on to spend more than three decades as a clinical geneticist and research scientist at Yale, made a discovery that advanced ...

An analysis of genetic data from over 900,000 people shows that certain stretches of DNA, made up of short sequences repeated ...

Scientists discovered that aging DNA repeats expand at wildly different speeds—and in some people, the consequences can be devastating. A sweeping genetic study drawing on data from more than 900,000 ...

Courts in British Columbia continue to evaluate when genetic testing should be used to resolve estate disputes. A recent Supreme Court of British Columbia decision in Morberg Estate (Re), 2025 BCSC ...

Genetic inheritance is a bit like a giant cocktail where nature has fun mixing the ingredients to create a unique result: you. But did you know that some traits are exclusively transmitted by your ...

A genetic predisposition to obesity, even for women with a healthy BMI, appears to raise the chances of early death after ...

If you're looking to uncover family history or learn more about your health, here's how to decide which DNA testing kit is ...

Genetics play a role in low testosterone for some men, but underlying causes vary widely. Many genes influence testosterone ...