Genetic screening in NCAA has potential to be discriminatory

Students head back to college this fall as the NCAA implements the first mandatory civilian genetic screening program for adults in the United States. Rather than based on scientific evidence, this policy resulted from a lawsuit settlement and is motivated by concerns about legal liability.

Hold Off On Buying Genetic Testing Kits, Reports Harvard Women’s Health Watch

From cancer to the common cold, almost every human malady has something to do with genes.

Consumers Have Concerns About Home Genetic Tests

One-half of people using direct-to-consumer (DTC) personal genetic risk tests express concerns about testing-yet more than 80 percent want to know their risk even for non-preventable genetic diseases, according to a study in the September Genetics in Medicine, the official peer-reviewed journal of The American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG). The journal is published by Lippincott Williams ...

Biologist: Asian carp testing may be misleading

An Italian biologist says a genetic test for the presence of Asian carp in Chicago-area waterways could give misleading results.

Study Backs Prostate Screening for High Risk Men

Men who have a certain genetic variations that put them at higher risk of prostate cancer may benefit from regular screening for the disease