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This Start-up Provides Genetic Screening For Newborns, Adults; To Raise Series A Funding In 2-3 Months
As for newborn screening, parents get the kit as soon as they register and after the birth of the b…
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Scientists have found a way to calculate your risk for deadly conditions like diabetes, breast cancer and heart disease
The scientists behind the test, which published its results Monday in the journal Nature Genetics, …
Charlotte Hu
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Apple is reportedly rolling out a new perk for employees: free genetic testing at its on-site wellness clinics
Apple won't have access to workers' genetic test results, even though they're subsidized and carrie…
Aaron Holmes
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This company wants to sequence your DNA and tell you your risk for 8 different cancers for $249
Color launched last April with its breast and ovarian cancer screening test, which looked at 19 gen…
Lydia Ramsey
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Genomic testing firm Helix is offering free genetic screenings in Florida
By transitioning to more of a support role for research-driven providers, Helix is able to sidestep…
Zachary Hendrickson,Zachary H…
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I have the BRCA1 mutation, and so does 1 of my daughters. Here's what we're doing to prevent breast and ovarian cancer.
After my sister was diagnosed with breast cancer, I tested positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation. Tw…
Ashley Abramson
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I have the BRCA1 mutation, and so do 2 of my daughters. Here's what we're doing to prevent breast and ovarian cancer.
After my sister was diagnosed with breast cancer, I tested positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation. I …
Ashley Abramson
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23andMe can now tell you your risk of developing diabetes, based on your DNA. Here's what doctors want you to know.
23andMe's report is meant to display the relative risk the test user has at a particular age of dev…
Lydia Ramsey
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Illumina is uncertain about the future strength of DTC genetic testing
Last year, 23andMe inked a four-year exclusive deal with pharma giant GSK to leverage 23andMe's mou…
Zachary Hendrickson,Zachary H…
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A little-known gene can affect your breast cancer risk, even if you don’t have BRCA mutations
A little-known genetic mutation was first linked to increased breast cancer risk in 2014, but guide…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Scientists have discovered genetic mutations that are linked with advanced prostate cancer
For some types of cancer, the role of genetics is pretty clear cut: For example, a genetic screenin…
Lydia Ramsey
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My children have the same degenerative condition. I wish I had gotten genetic-carrier screening earlier to get them treated faster.
When her son wasn't walking by 18 months, the author decided to look for answers. She took a geneti…
Kelly Burch
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A Chicagoland hospital is adding a new test to its annual checkup - and it could be the future of medicine
One study, recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, concluded that when primary-care …
Lydia Ramsey
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DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEFING: Genome Medical launches genetic services for employers - Microsoft working on sequencing the immune system - Fitbit investment points to glucose monitoring
FITBIT INVESTMENT COULD POINT TO GLUCOSE MONITORING: Fitness tracker company Fitbit has invested $6…
Ayoub Aouad,Peter Newman
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A couple did IVF to avoid passing a cancer gene to their child. They say the clinic transferred the wrong embryo, and now the baby may eventually need stomach-removal surgery and may develop cancer.
A lawsuit says that an embryo with a cancer gene was mistakenly transferred during IVF, and the bab…
Jane Ridley
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23andMe's newest cancer mutation test may be dangerously misleading, according to genetics experts
The problem with a genetics report comes without accompanying information from a doctor or genetic …
Erin Brodwin
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Hundreds of scientists just met in DC and had heated discussions about whether or not they should alter genes in human babies
In addition to diseases with a relatively straightforward cause, gene editing could also be used, i…
Tanya Lewis
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This startup wants to start using controversial CRISPR gene-editing technology in people by 2017
Many diseases, like Huntington's Disease and Cystic Fibrosis (CF), are caused by small tweaks, or m…
Lydia Ramsey
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Genetic experts have a message for anyone thinking of taking 23andMe's new breast cancer test
23andMe's test costs $199 for both the ancestry and health components. After ordering, 23andMe send…