Much the way the caps on the ends of a shoelace prevent it from fraying, telomeres — regions of repetitive DNA sequences and a protein structure — protect the tips of chromosomes from damage. Every ...

The results of research by scientists at University College London (UCL), Imperial College London, and the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences, indicate that a potentially life-changing heart condition ...

Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) are a cutting-edge tool in genetics, combining information from genetic markers across the genome to estimate a person's risk of developing certain diseases, such as ...

A polygenic risk score was able to detect a high proportion of clinically significant prostate cancer. Cancer would not have been detected in 71.8% of patients with the use of PSA or MRI screening.

“What makes the score so powerful is its ability to predict, before the age of five, whether a child is likely to develop obesity in adulthood, well before other risk factors start to shape their ...

Polygenic risk scores (PRS) combined with clinical factors improve POAG risk prediction, aiding in identifying high-risk patients. The study used OHTS data, showing low polygenic risk correlates with ...

Millions struggle with depression and anxiety, often enduring long waits for effective treatment. Scientists in Sweden, Denmark, and Germany are developing a genetic test to predict which medications ...

A retrospective study found that the 313-SNP breast cancer polygenic risk score (PRS 313) blood test could predict future incidents of breast cancer in women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ ...

Nearly all men with a polygenic risk score in the 90th percentile or above had a 10-year absolute risk for prostate cancer exceeding 3.8%. A polygenic risk score (PRS) identifies more patients with ...