Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine are hopeful new research could prevent up to 130,000 unneeded fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies of thyroid nodules and subsequent ...

In the beginning, there was only Tasha. Twenty years ago, the purebred boxer became the first domestic dog to have her genome ...

Research on Tourette’s indicates that the condition is strongly influenced by inherited genetic factors, with environmental factors also contributing to its development. Tourette syndrome is a ...

In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...

Twenty years ago last month, scientists sequenced the first human genome in the landmark Human Genome Project. Among the many things they discovered was that while any two humans have 99.6 percent of ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos are among the closest living relatives of humans. They share more than 98% of our DNA, highlighting ...

Your body is basically a walking library of 37 trillion cells, and inside each one is a complete copy of your genetic instruction manual. Think about that for a second. That’s like having the entire ...

JMIR Publications recently published "Understanding the Information Needs of Patients With Ovarian Cancer Regarding Genetic Testing to Inform Intervention Design: Interview Study" in JMIR Cancer, ...

Over 12.5 million Americans live with a lung condition known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to the American Lung Association. While COPD notably occurs in smokers, some ...

If you’ve ever wondered why some people can eat whatever they want and stay slim while others struggle with weight despite their best efforts, genetics holds many of the answers. For people with ...

There are some popular misconceptions about the brain, such as the idea that the right side of the brain is solely responsible for creativity, or that one hemisphere is somehow dominant. But there are ...

Cabinet Peaks Medical Center is proud to offer a convenient, affordable, and accurate genetic testing option for men and ...