A doctor who had a genetic condition that prevents teeth from forming searched for the DNA mutation that had affected his family for over 150 years.

In the summer of 2018, 59-year-old David Gould went for his annual checkup, expecting to hear the usual: Everything looks fine. Instead, he was told that he was newly—and oddly—anemic. Two months ...

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MEDICAL ALERT. IT’S A CONDITION THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE BUT DON’T KNOW IT. HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY. IT’S THE MOST COMMON GENETIC HEART CONDITION IN THE US, AND IT CAN BE DEADLY. IT’S OFTEN CALLED A ...

A large-scale clinical trial conducted within the Department of Veterans Affairs indicates that analyzing a patient’s genetic makeup can assist medical providers in avoiding antidepressants that may ...

WAKE FOREST, N.C. — Ritu, Martin, Caroline and Brady are the names of a few students leading the charge for the next generation of medical pioneers with Wake Forest's School of Medicine's Biomedical ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Would you please share with your readership what the latest available testing is for dementia and/or Alzheimer’s? I mean this in the sense of whether you are likely to develop it -- ...

Don’t ever underestimate the power of DNA on your beating heart, as it can be the root cause of heart failure. Dr. Travis Hinson, a cardiologist at UConn School of Medicine is trying to fix that.

A nine-month-old boy isn't rolling over, reaching for objects or babbling as he should be. One step his doctor won't likely take right away: have him evaluated by a genetics specialist. Almost three ...

Many American doctors may not support genetic testing in patients without a major family history of certain illnesses, suggests a new survey of physicians. When presented with the hypothetical case of ...