Americans with European heritage have long been able to pinpoint their ancestry through DNA testing, but it's only in recent years that those with African heritage have been able to trace their ...

A mysterious DNA marker is rewriting everything we thought we knew about how humans first reached the Americas. Haplogroup X, a rare maternal lineage found in both Europe and among Native American ...

Black youths are being bypassed in genetic testing, a technique used to test DNA for mutations that may be associated with severe illnesses, according to a Washington University study. About 27% of ...

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, ...