Younger people who experience sudden cardiac arrest are more likely to have a genetic cause than older people who experience it, according to the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. The study, ...

Compact genetic testing device created for Covid-19 could be used to detect a range of pathogens, or conditions including cancer A virus diagnosis device that gives lab-quality results within just ...

Over the last several years, federal concern about genetic testing has been steadily growing. Regulators have watched Medicare Part B spending on molecular and genetic tests spike while a relatively ...

In the Department of Genetics, doctors are using genetic and genomic testing to pinpoint the exact cause of a patient’s condition—even when symptoms mimic more than one disorder. This clarity is ...

DENVER, Colo. (KFSN) -- You've probably heard of companies like ancestry.com or 23-and-me that offer at-home genetic testing. They are just two of more than 11,000 labs in the u-s that offer this. The ...

In a recent blog, I discussed the change in nomenclature for the conditions formerly known as Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) and schwannomatosis. This change was based on the results of an ...

Labcorp joins a national CRC trial as exclusive genetic testing provider, expanding Invitae-based testing and supporting ...

Genetic tests for Alzheimer’s can detect specific genes linked to the disease. In most cases, they can’t definitively confirm or predict a diagnosis, but they can provide insight into your relative ...

Advances in science and medicine have brought the laboratory into our homes to learn if we’re pregnant, HIV positive, or even find out which neighbor dog is pooping on our lawn. Genetic screening is ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday sent a warning letter to Falls Church, VA-based Inova Genomics Laboratory, raising concerns about the clinical validity of several genetic tests ...

Manufacturer-sponsored genetic testing programs provide several benefits to patients, including expanding access to genetic testing, providing opportunities for patients to participate in research, ...

Compact genetic testing device could be used to detect a range of pathogens, or conditions including cancer. Compact genetic testing device created for Covid-19 could be used to detect a range of ...