Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) have developed a blood test capable of rapidly diagnosing rare genetic diseases in babies and children, ...

Some patients develop aggressive blood cancers years after receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy for a previous cancer.

Certain genes associated with hypertension affect blood pressure from early in life, and they increase the risk of cardiovascular disease as you get older. However, you can do something about it. We ...

Researchers have identify a set of biomarkers that could someday make it easy to spot the disease in a patient's blood sample. Parkinson's disease is best known for its effects on the central nervous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a major leap for genetic diagnostics, scientists from the University of Melbourne and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute ...

Researchers have discovered over a hundred new regions of the human genome, also known as genomic loci, that appear to influence a person's blood pressure. In total, over 2,000 independent genetic ...

To diagnose hereditary angioedema (HAE), doctors will run a series of blood tests as well as genetic testing if needed. Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a genetic condition that causes episodes of ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – At first glance, the Garcias look like a normal family, but the reality they’re living with is anything ...