New genetic research shows a simple genetic test can predict who’s most at risk for obesity, offering hope for early prevention, but also raises tough questions about genetic fairness and healthcare ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers developed a multi-ancestry polygenic score using data from two genome-wide association studies.

The results of research by scientists at University College London (UCL), Imperial College London, and the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences, indicate that a potentially life-changing heart condition ...

Much the way the caps on the ends of a shoelace prevent it from fraying, telomeres — regions of repetitive DNA sequences and a protein structure — protect the tips of chromosomes from damage. Every ...

Live Science spoke with a bioethicist and sociologist about emerging genomic technologies, including those that enable parents to "score" and "select" IVF embryos.

Polygenic scores are a source of considerable debate in the biomedical and healthcare communities. Can they or can they not provide information that can be used in the prevention of common complex ...

Polygenic risk scores for IOP and VCDR significantly enhance glaucoma risk prediction, especially for primary open-angle glaucoma. The study utilized data from multiple cohorts, including the Canadian ...

Three out of four U.S. adults support the use of emerging technologies that estimate a future child's likelihood of developing health conditions influenced by multiple genes - such as diabetes, heart ...

Cost-utility studies provide critical information for the costs and benefits of using any new test, typically building on existing public health and screening programmes, within a defined population.

Daphne O. Martschenko and Sam Trejo both want to make the world a better, fairer, more equitable place. But they disagree on whether studying social genomics—elucidating any potential genetic ...