WellSpan Health's Gene Health Project offers free genetic screening for cancer syndromes and heart disease. The project aims to improve personalized healthcare through genetic analysis, with WellSpan ...

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins testifies during the House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee budget hearing on Capitol Hill on May 15 in Washington. (Photo by Yuri Gripas/Associated ...

A big federal research project aimed at reducing racial disparities in genetic research has unveiled the program's first major trove of results. "This is a huge deal," says Dr. Joshua Denny, who runs ...

The Human Pangenome Project hopes to establish a better reference genome for research, and scientists are already learning new things. Reading time 3 minutes Scientists are expanding the genetic map ...

An expansive new study offers clear evidence that sequencing the genomes of diverse populations can yield fresh insights into how our DNA shapes our health. A team of researchers involved in an ...

Researchers have found more than 275 million previously unreported genetic variants from data shared by nearly 250,000 volunteers. Half of the data are from participants of non-European ancestry. A ...

Twenty years ago last month, scientists sequenced the first human genome in the landmark Human Genome Project. Among the many things they discovered was that while any two humans have 99.6 percent of ...

A group of international pharmaceutical and genetics companies announced Wednesday they will invest $80 million to create a scholarship and major genetics research program at Meharry Medical College ...

When families of children with autism are seen, heard and valued, their children benefit. That’s the future of autism services in Greenwood, with the announcement that nonprofit Project Hope ...

Cancer. It’s not a word anyone wants to hear. When it finds your family, it’s tempting to close the door. To ignore what it might mean for you or others. Times have changed, and information is power.