Advances in science and medicine have brought the laboratory into our homes to learn if we’re pregnant, HIV positive, or even find out which neighbor dog is pooping on our lawn. Genetic screening is ...

Recently, my dad discovered a family secret: In the 1960s, one of his first cousins, now deceased, fathered a previously unknown child with a woman who placed the baby for adoption. The records were ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- For the first time, the FDA approved the sale of an at-home genetic test that gives information about a person's risk for certain diseases. A California company will now market ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - $100 and a saliva sample. A 5-minute test can unlock your genetic makeup, family’s history and even medical conditions you may carry in your chromosomes. The most popular test kits ...

Best DNA testing kits for uncovering your family history, tried and tested - Use a DNA kit to fill out the branches on your tree or discover more about your heritage and genetic make-up ...

At-home test kits, also known as at-home medical tests or self-tests, are kits that you can purchase online, at supermarkets, or at your local pharmacy and use to detect or monitor certain diseases ...

SIOUX CITY -- Spit in a tube in the comfort of your own home, package up the saliva sample, send it off to the lab and in 6 to 8 weeks and you'll find out what your DNA says about your ancestry and ...

If you've been considering buying one of those home DNA testing kits like 23andMe or AncestryDNA that have become so popular in the last few years, don't make the big mistake of paying full price.

An undercover investigation conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that take-home genetic test kits yield inconsistent results and provide little useful guidance for health ...

Last month, the Federal Trade Commission issued a warning to consumers regarding certain home genetic testing kits, saying that some tests lacked "scientific validity," and others provide medical ...

Walgreens pharmacy has decided to postpone the sale of an at-home genetic testing kit manufactured by Pathway Genomics after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that the tests had not been ...