Australia has banned life insurance companies from using genetic testing information to deny or restrict policies.

A world-first study has shown that it is possible to determine who is likely to get depression in late-life based on a "genetic score." The longitudinal study of more than 12,000 people over 70 paves ...

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Landmark legislation proposes a statutory ban on the use of predictive genetic test results in life insurance decisions and ...

India, April 4 -- A national legislative ban on life insurers discriminating against applicants based on genetic testing would create an opportunity for the Australian government to invest in ...

The government’s genetics and life insurance bill, which passed through parliament on Wednesday, will ensure discrimination ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - Brandi Muhle was 9 years old when her 35-year-old mother, an Omaha police officer and a marathon runner, was first diagnosed with breast cancer. Muhle said her ...

A study offering newborn babies "cutting-edge genomic screening" with the hope of identifying rare but treatable illnesses could be "life-changing" for families, doctors have said. Gloucester Royal ...