A recent Northwestern Medicine study offers new data on previously unknown genetic variants that cause tuberous sclerosis ...

Scientists have uncovered the first direct evidence that inherited genetics can strongly influence cancer risk and help determine how tumors develop over time. The results show that the genes a person ...

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy, which reprograms an individual's immune cells to seek out and destroy certain cancer cells, has revolutionized treatment for blood cancers such as ...

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy, which reprograms an individual's immune cells to seek out and destroy certain ...

Prosecutors say advances in DNA technology helped solve the 1995 cold case murder of 24-year-old Celestina Perez in ...

Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect, affecting approximately 1 in 100 babies born each year. One of the ...

Lawyers for singer D4vd are questioning police analysts about DNA testing in the case of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas ...

Continuous exposure to traffic-related air pollution has been found to increase the risk of childhood leukemia. A joint ...

A 33 year old woman inherited $250,000 from her grandmother, who left the money directly to her rather than to her own daughter, the woman's mother. Her mother is furious and has been openly resentful ...

More than 3,000 genetic variants influence a person’s susceptibility to weight gain. That inherited risk has become even more significant due to environmental factors Obesity is determined by a ...

PCOS has a strong genetic component but is influenced by lifestyle and environment. There is no single genetic marker for PCOS; more than 500 genes are being studied. People with PCOS can have ...

The 10-year rule forces most non-spouse heirs to empty inherited 401(k)s within a decade, adding roughly $26,000 yearly in taxable income on an average account. A $1M inherited 401(k) adds $100,000 in ...