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23andMe is keeping up with its practice of introducing new carrier status reports into its portfolio, bringing the total number to 43 (44 next month). This latest report will inform you about your carrier status for familial hyperinsulinism caused by three variants in the ABCC8 gene. Read this article for more information.

MyHeritage welcomed 2018 with significant upgrades to its features and genealogical tools and resources, continuing to add more value to its service with every passing month. A few days ago, the company introduced 27.1 million historical records to its SuperSearch, bringing the total number to 8.96 billion. Read more in this post.

Whether you had your DNA tested with MyHeritage or just uploaded your results from another company, Hands-On With MyHeritage webinar is a perfect guide through your DNA matches, ethnicity estimates, and much more. Check out this article to learn more about the webinar and watch it completely free of charge.

A genome-wide association study published in Nature Communications might finally give us the underlying cause of hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) or severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. The study was aided by all the participants in 23andMe’s research projects and might lead to successful treatment options for HG. Read this article for more information.

MyHeritage has started 2018 with numerous significant updates and additions to its genealogical database. The latest improvements come in the form of a pro bono initiative to reunite adoptees with their birth families and heavy updates to its Chromosome Browser tool. Read our dedicated article to learn all about these improvements.

23andMe just received the green light from the FDA to launch its genetic test for cancer risk that examines three variations of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes commonly associated with hereditary ovarian, breast, and prostate cancers. This is a revolutionary decision since no direct-to-customer cancer test ever got FDA-approved before. Learn more in our latest article.

MyHeritage has recently updated its SuperSearch feature with 325 million historical records, which will be a real treat for all family historians and genealogy enthusiasts. Read our latest post to learn what kind of records to expect from this recent addition and how they can help you obtain more information about your ancestors and ancestral lineages.

23andMe has started releasing its latest service update that will add 120 new regions to its Ancestry Composition, making the final report a lot more accurate by pinpointing the exact locations of your recent ancestry. Read our dedicated post to learn more about the upcoming update and how it will affect the existing service and its components.

We’ve been reading stories about the alleged security leak at Ancestry.com that affected more than 300,000 of its customers. As always, these stories have been blown out of proportion for the sake of sensationalism that goes with the biggest genealogical conglomerate on the planet. Read our response to those articles to learn what really happened.

23andMe started a revolutionary, never-before-attempted genetic weight loss study that will help the company learn more about genetic variants in charge of weight loss and the overall effectiveness of utilizing various dieting and exercising methods to lose weight. Learn all about the study and participating prerequisites in this dedicated article.