Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies does not improve live birth rates in couples undergoing intracytoplasmic ...

Today, healthcare is shifting away from a one-size-fits-all approach toward personalized medicine designed around each person’s genetics, lifestyle, and health history. At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, ...

The Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction (ISAR), the Indian Fertility Society (IFS), and the Academy of Clinical ...

Noninvasive prenatal screening, involving analysis of fetal cell-free DNA in maternal blood, is currently available only for a small number of conditions caused by large chromosomal abnormalities.

The KAUST-developed technology uses simple molecular biology strategies to seek out the genomic regions that are suspected of harboring complex mutations, deletions or rearrangements. Despite rapid ...

PCR genetic analysis has been in the spotlight since COVID-19, but light is now further facilitating PCR-free methods. Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have developed a light-induced DNA ...

Indian fertility bodies warn against using niPGT, a non-invasive embryo test, for routine clinical practice due to high ...

Doctor showing tablet screen to female patient, explaining the results of a genetic test. This story is one of many exploring recent advances in the science of longevity and aging. Whereas prior ...

The technique referred to is non-invasive preimplantation genetic testing (niPGT), also called non-invasive chromosomal ...

Genetic testing, often via a blood sample, can confirm a muscular dystrophy diagnosis. It can also identify specific gene mutations to help guide treatment and determine whether or not someone is a ...

Genetic testing plays an important role in cystic fibrosis screening and diagnosis. It can help determine if a person has cystic fibrosis or carries gene mutations that cause it. Other tests can also ...