Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new COVID-19 variant that was unheard of just months ago is now projected to be the second-most common strain in the United ...

Sometimes, in genetics, two wrongs do make a right. A research team has recently shown that two harmful genetic variants, ...

For patients facing a rare disease, a genetic test isn’t the end of their story; it’s often just the beginning. A test result may point to a diagnosis, or it may reveal a genetic variant that we have ...

Scientists at Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI) have overturned a long-held belief in genetics: that inheriting two harmful variants of the same gene always worsens disease. Instead, the ...

The XFG variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 as continued to spread as the U.S. heads into peak Summer travel season. (Photo by I RYU/VCG via Getty Images) There’s another ...

Fair Haven Community Health Care distributed Covid vaccines and flu shots on October 5, 2023. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror This story is part of CT Mirror Explains, an ongoing effort to distill ...

Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene causes one trait or a specific illness. When doctors use genetics, it’s usually to try to identify a disease-causing gene to help guide ...

A new COVID-19 variant that was unheard of just months ago is now projected to be the second-most common strain in the United States. Variant NB.1.8.1 was first detected in China in January but ...