Genetic Testing For Cancer Risk Is On The Rise -- But Is It Smart?

6.1.2016

Still, the risk of getting a fuzzy result from a genetic test worries some genetic counselors. Such results “don’t tell us anything,” says Joy Larsen Haidle, a genetic counselor

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Genes Vs. Bad Habits In Heart And Brain Diseases: Is Testing The Answer?

6.1.2016

There are also about 20 genetic tests that can assess one’s risk of suffering an aneurysm—a bulging blood vessel that can be fatal if it bursts in the brain or the aorta that feeds the heart.

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Is the Cure for Obesity Written in our Genes?

6.1.2016

Genetic testing has gone mainstream. A rapidly growing understanding of how genes contribute to disease is making it feasible for anyone to undergo testing for dozens of genes and genetic mutations—and to learn how they might take action to prevent a range of conditions

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Here’s What Men Need to Know About the Angelina Jolie ‘Breast-Cancer Gene’

6.1.2016

You should also consider testing if you have two or more female relatives who got breast cancer at any age on the same side of the family, or one who developed breast cancer before 50

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A Medical Test that Aims to Wean America off Painkillers

5.11.2016

"Opioid addiction, like most human behavioral traits, is a very complex issue that is hugely unlikely to be comprehensively explained by a small set of genetic variations," said Austin.

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A Blood Test for Cancer

5.11.2016

A few companies have begun advertising diagnostic liquid biopsy tests, but patients who are tempted to ask doctors for these unapproved tests should think twice, says Joy Larsen Haidle, past president of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.

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Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia

5.11.2016

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic condition that causes high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (sometimes referred to as bad cholesterol) from birth. FH means high cholesterol that runs in a family.

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More People Seek Genetic Testing, But There Aren’t Enough Counselors

5.11.2016

The sheer number of genetic tests has exploded in the past decade or so. There are now thousands of different testable genetic disorders. In fact, demand for genetic tests has been strong since 2013.

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Alzheimer’s Medical Studies Continue Seeking Volunteers

5.11.2016

The American College of Medical Genetics and National Society of Genetic Counselors do not recommend routine testing, nor do the organizations recommend people use direct-to-consumer testing services

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Colleen Caleshu from Stanford University: Genetic Counselors Play Growing Role in Cardiology

5.11.2016

Colleen Caleshu, ScM, CGC, from the Stanford Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease discussed this growing field during the annual scientific session and expo

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