With aging populations on the rise, the need for better tools to diagnose and monitor Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia, has never been more urgent. This disease is ...

We wanted to see if Ancestry can actually reveal a person’s family history and what records were available in its database, ...

A DNA test could help match patients with psychiatric medications, potentially reducing the long and frustrating ...

If you've used AncestryDNA or a similar DNA test on yourself, the process for testing your pet will be quite similar. All it takes is activating your kit online, a quick cheek swab and a shipment to ...

A Malaysian researcher is studying the prospect of prescribing medicine based on a patient's DNA to help them receive safer ...

Tech keeps evolving to accompany the human health journey. Here's what one of our team gleaned from a quick inner-cheek swab ...

In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis couldn’t distinguish between twin brothers, but emerging scientific ...

An expert said lab analysis of gloves found near Nancy Guthrie’s home could produce results within days. By Audra D. S. Burch As the Nancy Guthrie abduction case stretches into a third week, ...

A rescue dog found wandering the streets covered in fleas and matted fur has stunned viewers on social media after a DNA test revealed he is almost entirely purebred—an outcome that has left his owner ...

The FBI came up dry on its DNA test of the glove found 2 miles from Nancy Guthrie's home, but TMZ has learned the agency is now doing genealogy testing, which has become a powerful tool in catching ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — As the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie continues, legal questions around DNA testing to identify a suspect in Guthrie’s abduction have begun to arise. In this week’s Ask ...