Beyoncé in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has been swift and consistent in her response to the coronavirus pandemic. This week, she shared a new video of the mobile COVID-19 testing sites she and mother Tina Knowles-Lawson set up in their hometown of Houston, Texas. READ MORE: Beyoncè, Megan Thee… Read More »
Coronavirus cases are rising every day, but health bodies around the world have been working tirelessly to do what they can to keep the virus contained. On the 23rd of February, 115 people left supported isolation Kents Hill Park near Milton Keynes after all testing negative for COVID-19. On Saturday, 32 people from the Diamond… Read More »
23andMe CEO, Anne Wojcicki 23andMe Sales of consumer-focused DNA tests from companies like Ancestry and 23andMe are down this year. And while companies in the space aren’t offering any reasons why, experts speculate that the natural expiration of the early adopter wave and growing privacy concerns are to blame. But companies might be able to… Read More »
Research carried out in collaboration with the University of Birmingham has found that genetic testing improves the diagnoses of abnormalities in developing babies that are picked up during ultrasound scans. The research, published today in The Lancet, was carried out by the University of Birmingham’s Institute of Metabolism and Systems, Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Cambridge,… Read More »
Color Genomics is continuing to build relationships with healthcare organizations to offer DNA tests to their populations. In its latest move, the Burlingame, Calif.-based DNA-testing company is partnering with NorthShore University HealthSystem to offer its genetic tests to more than 10,000 patients. As part of the collaboration, the hospital system will offer Color’s genomic health… Read More »