23andMe Research

Researchers at 23andMe described what is believed to be the largest genomic study of rare diseases ever done in a groundbreaking new paper. The study offers up a potential alternative method for gaining insight into these challenging-to-study conditions.

Researchers at Kaiser Permanente identified dozens of new genetic associations for increased risk of age-related cataracts, one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide.The study, published in the journal Nature...

In honor of Pride month, 23andMe science communication program manager, Jey McCreight, writes about what the science says about gender identity and health.

Researchers at 23andMe have identified a new genetic variant associated with COVID-19 induced loss of smell and taste. The findings, published in a preprint released on medRxiv, note that the...

By Samantha Ancona Esselmann, Ph.D., and Chelsea Robertson* Editor’s note: A version of this post originally appeared earlier this year in our premium content for 23andMe+ members. We are reposting...

A massive new genome-wide association study led by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs is shedding new light on the genetic underpinnings of major depression.More than 16 million Americans are...

If you are at all familiar with 23andMe, you know that a lot of science goes into what we do. But with it have always been considerations about how to...

Along with being uncomfortable, hemorrhoids are uncomfortable to talk about which may in part explain why little research has been done on the condition. But a large new international study...

If you’ve had trouble sleeping over the last year, you’re not alone, according to a new national sleep survey from 23andMe. The new data indicate that another side-effect of the...

Myriam Raber, a dentist in northeastern Ohio, is often mistaken for what she is not. “I let people label me sometimes,” Myriam said. “I go the hospital, and they look...