A recent observational study published in Clinical Endocrinology in March 2026 demonstrates that a stepwise genetic testing ...

Both thalami can be connected by the Interthalamic Adhesion (IA), a white matter tract that crosses the 3rd ventricle. Its presence varies among individuals and remains poorly understood. This study ...

Genetic tests for Alzheimer’s can detect specific genes linked to the disease. In most cases, they can’t definitively confirm or predict a diagnosis, but they can provide insight into your relative ...

Genetic testing can help doctors diagnose some neurological disorders, such as Huntington’s disease. It can also provide insights into a person’s risk of future health conditions. Genetic testing ...

A new consensus statement recommended genetic testing for all categories of kidney diseases whenever a genetic cause is suspected and offered guidance on who to test, which tests are the most useful, ...

MINNEAPOLIS — By definition, a variant of unknown significance identified in an individual with cardiomyopathy can leave physicians wondering what to do with the information. Don’t discard so-called ...

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 ...

Genetic testing for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) can tell doctors if someone has leukemia, what type they may have, and whether treatment is working. The tests look for atypical changes in certain ...

Turi King is director of the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath and the author of The Secrets of our DNA: How Genetics Has Changed the World. Canada is famously a land of immigrants ...