Shopping for health and wellness gifts is tricky for an obvious reason: wellness means something different to everyone on your list. For one person, it’s finally sleeping through the night. For ...

Early findings presented at ASHG 2026 indicate nearly all people choose to learn their genetic health risks when given the option PALO ALTO, Calif. – October 26, 2026 – New research from 23andMe ...

Yes, in part. Your genes play a real but modest role in personality. This study looked to find genetic variants linked to the Big Five. What Are the Big Five Personality Traits? The Big Five ...

23andMe’s Historical Matches® feature analyzes DNA against more than 1,000 ancient and historical genomes from peer-reviewed publications, with 97.6% of members sharing DNA with at least one ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. – October 19, 2026 – At the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2026 Annual Meeting, taking place October 20–24 in Montréal, 23andMe Research Institute will present new ...

Each Carrier Status report covers a single condition. It names the gene and the select variants tested, since this is genotyping-based testing rather than full gene sequencing, and reports whether any ...

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A polygenic risk score (PRS) * summarizes thousands of common genetic variants into a single risk estimate that complements existing clinical risk tools. This guide covers how to interpret PRS results ...

Hereditary disease Δ and genetic health risk * reports identify inherited variants linked to conditions including hereditary cancers and cardiovascular disease. This guide covers how to read the ...

From our DNA testing platforms and multi-ancestry PRS validation to new discoveries, this is the rigorous science powering our health reports.

In a previous module, we explored how genetics influences health—from monogenic conditions, where a variant in a single gene can have a large effect, to complex conditions influenced by many genetic ...

Unlike diagnostic testing ordered in response to an indication, 23andMe reports act as a population screening tool. They can identify genetic risk in patients who have no reason to suspect it, ...