The all-treatments group is still taking roughly twice as long as the all-controls group (starting from 19 months old, when the experiment began) to get down to a given survival percentage in males.

A test that uses a simple cotton-bud cheek swab has ... need to take blood. The swab has been designed for patients with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM), a rare genetic condition where the ...

A new genetic test could one day be used to let pensioners ... The discovery could have big implications for life and health insurance, and people's pension entitlements. Those with lower life ...

Fallout from a 2020 Florida law banning life insurers from using genetic information is a classic good-news, bad-news situation for the industry. The good: no additional states adopted similar ...

a simple cheek swab and you can be registered for the National Marrow Donor Program and give someone another chance at life. No registration is required. The National Marrow Donor Program is a non ...

Genetic testing based on APOE is not in clinical practice since not all epsilon 4 carriers will develop disease; however, in the future, APOE could be useful in combination with other genetic ...

One of the country’s biggest life insurers is venturing into genetic testing, an area that’s historically been a minefield for that industry, in a purported effort to keep its members alive ...

A major Chinese pharma firm is stealing Americans’ genetic information to build a massive worldwide database, lawmakers say. WuXi AppTec, which has bases in Massachusetts, Delaware, and ...

Ontario says it will spend $1 billion to extend the life of the biggest hydroelectric dams in the province. The project involves refurbishing the Sir Adam Beck I and II generating stations along ...

In a recent review published in the journal npj Genomic Medicine, a group of authors examined the ethical, legal, and psychosocial implications of using genetic risk information in life insurance ...

A team led by University of Pennsylvania scientists has discovered three genetic variants that offer the first strong clues as to why glaucoma disproportionately affects Black people. The variants ...

The program takes 4-H styled programs and lessons into area schools, offering hands on tools and experiences that enhance a student’s learning. To help run the Extension in the Classroom program ...