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Novel insight into why males and females age differently

Around the world, women on average live longer than men. This striking pattern holds true across nearly all countries and historical time periods.

2 Oct 2025

NIH funds multi-state pilot for genome sequencing in newborn screening

Mass General Brigham and Ariadne Labs, alongside Boston Children's Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), Case Western Reserve University, Baylor College of Medicine, and sequencing partners GeneDx and Illumina, today announced the launch of BEACONS (Building Evidence and Collaboration for GenOmics in Nationwide Newborn Screening), the nation's first multi-state genomic newborn screening initiative.

2 Oct 2025

Genetic risk scores fail to predict survival after diagnosis

Research indicates that disease susceptibility genetics poorly predict survival, while longevity PGSs offer stronger associations with post-diagnosis mortality.

2 Oct 2025

Digital tools and chatbots can expand genetic counseling for young cancer survivors

A groundbreaking new study from the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology aims to test whether digital tools and chatbot technology can help young adult cancer survivors get the genetic counseling they need to better understand future health risks to themselves and family members.

30 Sep 2025

Early-life dietary habits linked to elevated asthma risk among children

Childhood asthma, a chronic inflammatory condition affecting millions worldwide, may be shaped not only by genetics and environment but also by what children prefer to eat.

30 Sep 2025

Genetic testing guides personalized radiation patients with HPV-positive throat cancer

Genetic testing can identify patients with HPV-positive throat cancer who may benefit from lower radiation doses, according to Cleveland Clinic research.

26 Sep 2025

Modifiable risk factors could double global kidney cancer cases by 2050

Modifiable risk factors such as obesity, smoking, lack of exercise, diabetes and hypertension are projected to be one of the main drivers of a steep rise in kidney cancer cases, doubling the amount worldwide over the next 25 years, according to a new study recently published in European Urology.

26 Sep 2025

Simple tweak to how AI assigns diagnostic codes could improve accuracy

A new study from researchers at the Mount Sinai Health System suggests that a simple tweak to how artificial intelligence (AI) assigns diagnostic codes could significantly improve accuracy, even outperforming physicians.

25 Sep 2025

Study explains how genetics and lifestyle combined to keep a 117-year-old healthy

Scientists conducted a multiomics study of the world’s oldest verified person (117 years), uncovering protective genetic, immune, metabolic, microbiome, and epigenetic traits that supported her exceptional longevity. These findings highlight how aging and disease may, under rare circumstances, be decoupled.

25 Sep 2025

Study uncovers how lymphatic endothelial cells assist in generating robust immune memory

A study published today in Nature Communications describes how lymphatic endothelial cells assist in generating robust immune memory, offering new insights into how the immune system functions.

25 Sep 2025

Researchers uncover how chromosome crossovers protect fertility

When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many things - including a crucial event that happened while she was still growing inside her own mother's womb.

24 Sep 2025

University of Utah launches landmark study linking blood pressure and brain health

In six massive laboratory freezers at the University of Utah, nearly 40,000 blood samples wait in frozen stasis.

24 Sep 2025

Lipoprotein(a) testing remains uncommon in the United States

Researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that testing for lipoprotein(a) - a genetic risk factor for heart disease - remains uncommon in the United States, despite modest increases over the past decade.

24 Sep 2025

Genomic study reveals colonial and Indigenous contributions to modern South Africans

A genomic analysis of over 1,200 people from across South Africa reveals how colonial-era European, Indigenous Khoe-San peoples, and enslaved people contributed to the modern-day gene pool in South Africa.

23 Sep 2025

Fat distribution appears to influence cancer risk

How fat is distributed in people's bodies could make a difference to their risk of certain cancers, according to new research led by the University of Bristol. The international study is published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI) today [24 September].

23 Sep 2025

Genetics News and Research

Latest Genetics News and Research

Novel insight into why males and females age differently

NIH funds multi-state pilot for genome sequencing in newborn screening

Genetic risk scores fail to predict survival after diagnosis

Digital tools and chatbots can expand genetic counseling for young cancer survivors

Early-life dietary habits linked to elevated asthma risk among children

Genetic testing guides personalized radiation patients with HPV-positive throat cancer

Modifiable risk factors could double global kidney cancer cases by 2050

Simple tweak to how AI assigns diagnostic codes could improve accuracy

Study explains how genetics and lifestyle combined to keep a 117-year-old healthy

Study uncovers how lymphatic endothelial cells assist in generating robust immune memory

Researchers uncover how chromosome crossovers protect fertility

University of Utah launches landmark study linking blood pressure and brain health

Lipoprotein(a) testing remains uncommon in the United States

Genomic study reveals colonial and Indigenous contributions to modern South Africans

Fat distribution appears to influence cancer risk

Cleaner air can improve vision in younger children

Study reveals a new oncogenic role of NBL1 in ovarian cancer metastasis

Targeting miR-378 could offer a dual-action strategy against osteoporosis

‘Sick to my stomach’: Trump distorts facts on autism, tylenol, and vaccines, scientists say

Groundbreaking tool could transform acute leukemia diagnosis and treatment

eBook: Using iPSCs models for human disease research and drug discovery eBook

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

Reimagining light scattering for biotherapeutics