In people with type 1 diabetes (T1D), the immune system shuts down the body's ability to make the hormone insulin, ...

The use of mailed FIT-DNA kits in community health centers significantly increases colorectal cancer screening, though follow ...

A genetic genealogist predicts DNA results in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance could take months after the FBI received a hair ...

Scientists at Durham University, working in partnership with Jagiellonian University in Poland, have developed a new ...

Researchers at Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute and collaborators have developed and validated a new genetic ...

Advances in human genetics are enabling researchers and clinicians to effectively put together a DNA jigsaw puzzle, without ...

A global team of scientists and clinicians found that a cheap, easy-to-use test for tuberculosis was just as good, if not ...

TB tests use phlegm — not the easiest thing to get or work with. It takes time for results. And there can be false negatives and positives. A new test is more accurate and takes less than half an hour ...

cDNA is produced from RNA templates via reverse transcription and is used in applications like RT-qPCR, microarrays, and RNA-seq. High-quality synthesis depends on intact RNA, removal of genomic DNA, ...

Get your kit in the mail, do a cheek swab + send it off to the lab. (Ben Johnson / Bham Now) In many parts of Alabama, getting specialized healthcare isn’t as simple as booking an appointment.

A new machine learning tool called T1GRS accurately predicts the genetic risk of developing Type 1 diabetes in both children ...