Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) are estimates of an individual's susceptibility to a specific complex trait obtained by aggregating the effects of dozens, thousands, and potentially millions of genetic ...

Polygenic Screening for Child IQ: A new technology is gaining widespread attention these days. It's called "polygenic ...

A study of more than 129,000 Norwegians shows that genetic associations with education peak at the bachelor's transition and weaken toward the doctorate, revealing structure that ...

Cancer is challenging to treat, yet identifying individuals with greater risk of developing disease can assist with early detection and increased treatment efficacy. There are several types of risk ...

One of the most stubborn problems in modern population genetics is not finding evidence of adaptation in the genome, but ...

You are the primary care physician for a 45-year-old, self-identified South Asian woman who was adopted at birth. She does not know the family history of her birth parents, and she has no personal ...

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women, accounting for over 15% of all new cancer cases in the United States. Abnormal cell growth in the breast ducts (DCIS) or lobules (LCIS) ...

“What makes the score so powerful is its ability to predict, before the age of five, whether a child is likely to develop obesity in adulthood, well before other risk factors start to shape their ...

Researchers at the University of Oslo have mapped which parts of our DNA carry the inherited differences behind complex traits and disorders. The more complex the trait, the more of those differences ...

New genetic research shows a simple genetic test can predict who’s most at risk for obesity, offering hope for early prevention, but also raises tough questions about genetic fairness and healthcare ...