Growth of Genetic Tests Concerns Federal Panel
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Regulation and oversight has not kept pace with the development of new genetic tests and efforts to sell them directly to consumers.
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The company has to confront concerns over genetically modified foods soon if it hopes to keep growing.
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The results of genetic tests should be available to insurance companies, says a leading medical ethics expert.
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Court cases that included use of the controversial Low Copy Number DNA testing technique are to be reviewed.
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Despite advances in genetic testing, the US surgeon general on Monday urged Americans to track down and record cases of cancer, heart disease and other diseases prevalent in their families.
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Scientists identify four more genes that increase breast cancer risk which could result in better tests.
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A new report says a genetic profiling test already on the market accurately predicts which breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy -- and who won't. It could help 80,000 women a year make better choices about their treatment.
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A number of genetic mutations could collectively raise bowel cancer risk, researchers find.
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The test, developed by Harvard researchers at the Children&#39;s Hospital in Boston, is a preliminary finding. But if it is backed up by further research, it could herald a major breakthrough in efforts to detect
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Women with early-stage breast cancer may soon get another gene test to help predict whether they are likely to have a recurrence in five to 10 years, information that could influence how aggressively the initial tumor is treated.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is scrutinizing biotechnology companies as part of a wider effort to ensure that companies don&#39;t mislead investors
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Hoping to solve and prevent more crimes, the federal government and a growing number of states are casting the DNA net wider by taking genetic samples from people accused but not convicted of breaking the law.
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Publications fulfils US' Human Genome commitment
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U.S. regulators cleared a new  genetic test on Monday that helps predict tumor recurrence and  long-term survival in breast cancer patients with higher risk  of the cancer returning.
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A study by a major health-care provider seeks to deepen the understanding of how the interplay of genetics and lifestyle affect your health. By the Associated Press.
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Babies born in Washington are now being screened for a longer list of genetic disorders. After spending much of this year rolling out a battery of new blood tests, the state Department of Health announced yesterday that all newborns will automatically be ...
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Doctors may be allowed to screen human embryos for gene that increase risk of heart attacks