Abstract: Polygenic risk scoring (PRS) holds promise for improving disease prediction and medical treatments by evaluating an individual’s genetic susceptibility through multiple genetic variants.

Growth charts for children with rare genetic disorders - giving healthcare professionals and families clearer guidance on how a child is developing - have been created by an international team, led by ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

—A recent study highlights the importance of differentiating familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) from multifactorial chylomicronemia syndrome (MCS) for setting expectations, guiding genetic ...

Aimed at integrating cutting-edge psychological science into the classroom, columns about teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science offer advice and how-to guidance about teaching a ...

Eight inmates on Alabama’s Death Row have filed lawsuits challenging the state’s nitrogen execution method, calling it unconstitutional. The lawsuits, all filed separately, were each filed in federal ...

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Researchers from the University of Maryland’s Department of Nutrition and Food Science are shedding new light on how a dangerous foodborne pathogen—Cronobacter sakazakii—may have adapted to thrive in ...

A new laboratory method developed by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons may now help physicians more quickly diagnose patients with suspected genetic ...

Discovery science is essential for driving breakthroughs and revealing insights that traditional approaches might overlook. By helping scientists uncover patterns and correlations in data, the ...

Genetic genealogy is identifying the mothers of deceased newborns found abandoned, shedding light on crimes that went unsolved for years. Women now may face lengthy prison sentences for decades-old ...