A government-funded project to collect DNA samples and medical records from 500,000 British volunteers aged 45-69, to study the effects of genetic and environmental factors on health.
Researchers have identified four new breast-cancer-associated genes that have the potential to help improve clinical screening for women at risk...
The number of children a person has may be influenced by their genome, according to an international study...
A genetic variant understood to have protected people against the Black Death, has been shown to also be protective against severe COVID-19, a study has found...
Polygenic risk scores could help GPs to decide which patients to refer for prostate biopsies...
Women with high risk single-gene variants in the BRCA gene may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer than previously reported...
Disease risk, from single-gene variants, is influenced by the rest of the genome...
A gene variant linked to Alzheimer's disease has been shown to increase the risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms...
Getting a good night's sleep can reduce the risk of having a heart attack or stroke, even in people who have a higher genetic predisposition for these diseases, according to a new study...
A new study suggests a 'gene drain' linked to social migration in Great Britain, where people with a genetic predisposition for higher educational attainment are more likely to leave former industrial regions and live in wealthier areas...
By 2022 the world's consumer genetic testing market is expected to quadruple to £200 million, according to The Guardian. But while the popularity of DIY genetic testing has undergone huge expansion in recent years, doctors and scientists have called for a crackdown on tests offered by consumer genetics companies such as 23andMe and AncestryDNA...
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