In the United States, race, ancestry, genetics, and medicine are inextricably linked in a complex and fraught history. Medicine is replete with examples of racial injustice inflicted by the use of ...

A person’s economic political views are shaped by their genetic predisposition for cognitive performance interacting with ...

In spring 2003, excitement about the future of genetic science and its potential to dramatically advance the course of disease prevention and treatment was running high. That April, the National ...

Molecular testing, or molecular diagnostics, refers to a group of tests that look at the genetic material in a specimen. It can detect genetic risk factors for certain diseases or provide evidence of ...

If at least two of your close family members have had a brain aneurysm, genetic testing may help identify if you’re at risk. A brain aneurysm is a bulge in one of your brain’s blood vessels. The flow ...