The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has approved a new funding program to accelerate therapies for rare diseases, which sets aside $100 million over two years to create a ...

A new genetic test developed at Mayo Clinic is redefining how clinicians diagnose and manage hereditary pancreatitis. Pancreatitis, inflammation of the pancreas, is a complex condition that can lead ...

A test using a zebrafish model helped clinicians rule out SMA in two children, showing its potential use to clarify genetic ...

Scientists at Northwestern Medicine have developed a new genetic risk score that predicts who is most likely to experience irregular or dangerous heart rhythms. The test merges several types of ...

Randox Laboratories has received CE marking for its pioneering genetic test for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) risk – the first of its ...

The current test uses only one of the genes, and it misses many patients at risk FRIDAY, Oct. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new gene test might be able to predict which gout patients will have a bad ...

When it came time to start a family, Sarah Elizabeth Orlando, 33, knew she would go about it differently. Before she was born, an in-utero amniocentesis had confirmed she carried the gene for fragile ...

In 2023, Jill Martin took a test that changed her life. She underwent genetic testing for breast cancer and learned she had a BRCA2 mutation, which increases one’s risk of developing breast and other ...