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My infant son died of a rare disorder — I wish his doctors had run this cheap test sooner
"It was a very big wake-up call," Jordan Kruse told The Post. "Life was structured a lot differently than what we expected it to look like going home with our...
Exact age when your sperm quality declines — and you're likely to pass disease-causing mutations to kids
New research suggests that your spunk does indeed have an expiration date, at least in terms of how harmful, age-related mutations can affect your offspring.
Hope for sufferers of devastating brain disease as new treatment has 75% success rate
About 42,000 Americans are battling the disease, while another 200,000 are at risk of inheriting it.
Our baby was totally healthy until 8 months — now he'll likely die by age 10 due to a rare disorder even his neurologist had never heard of
“I was having dreams of planning his funeral,” Kelsey Drury told The Post.
This longevity clinic was inspired by Amish genetics — a lot of patients do worse in these 4 areas than they expect
Here's a look at the itinerary — which costs $4,200 out of pocket and takes about four hours and 15 minutes to complete.
Top doc on how behavior can impact genetics: 'Our destiny is not fixed'
Dr. Bob Lahita, who ran New Jersey’s top hospitals and ambulance services, spoke to The Post's Cindy Adams about how environmental factors could change our genes.
What is 'geographic tongue'? All about 'SNL' star Kate McKinnon's 'gross' condition
Map got your tongue?
This cancer often has no warning signs — a pioneering new treatment freezes it away
Here's what you should know about updates to screening guidelines, advances in treatment and the one diet that may help prevent it.
World's first ever genetically-edited horses could revolutionize sports and breeding as we know it
Kheiron Biotech, the Argentine company that created the horses, says gene-editing has the potential to revolutionize horse breeding.
New genetic test can predict if a child will be obese as an adult — before they even turn 5
The future is uncertain — but your kid’s waistline as an adult might not be.
Some seniors have a 'fountain of youth' in their immune systems — but it comes with a major downside
Staying young might not be all it’s cracked up to be.
Silicon Valley parents spend thousands to screen embryos in search of 'baby geniuses': report
Computer geeks are dishing out up to $50,000, not on luxury cars or mega-mansions – but on a screening of their embryos to find the one most likely to grow...
Trying to lose weight? This common mealtime mistake could be sabotaging your progress
Lifestyle choices affect your weight, but your genes count, too. This simple hack can help tip the scales in your favor.
Debilitating illness once dismissed as ‘yuppie flu’ actually has genetic causes: study
The condition is believed to affect 67 million people worldwide — including an estimated 3.3 million Americans.
Deaf kids and adults got their hearing back within weeks of having a 'life-changing' injection
"This is a huge step forward in the genetic treatment of deafness, one that can be life-changing for children and adults," the study's lead author said.
12-foot bird has been gone for 600 years — now scientists want to 'de-extinct' it
The giant moa bird stood at 12-feet tall and weighed over 500 pounds.
Men can face double dementia risk if they have this hidden genetic mutation
A hidden genetic mutation could predict a man’s likelihood of developing dementia.
Ancient DNA shows genetic link between Egypt and other historic civilization: 'Highly significant'
Ancient DNA links Egypt and Mesopotamia, shedding light on early human migration.
Inside the little-known disease that causes babies to be born with hard scales
The condition affects one in every 500,000 people.
I have an extremely rare blood type — I'm the only person in the world with it
Talk about a lonely hearts club. An unnamed woman from Guadeloupe has the rarest blood type on earth, to the extent that she's only compatible with herself.