The NHS has defended cousin marriage because most do not lead to birth defects, it has emerged. Midwives have been told about ...

New guidance says concerns about the risks of congenital diseases are 'exaggerated' and 'unwarranted' on the grounds that '85 ...

Whenever an animal species drops into the single digits, every risk to them matters. While not necessarily a common ...

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

While the ability to go to bed and fall asleep in less than 5 minutes occasionally may indicate the quality and efficiency of ...