Every newborn baby in England will have their DNA mapped to assess their risk of hundreds of diseases, under NHS plans for ...

Currently, new parents are offered a blood spot test for their babies, normally when the child is five days old, to check ...

Every baby’s DNA to be screened on the NHS under new plans - The investment is expected to support the government’s 10-year ...

Rollout of the groundbreaking scheme will be bankrolled by a £650 million genomics investment and is part of the government's ...

Reports suggest that within a decade, all babies could undergo whole genome sequencing as part of this drive. The investment ...

Under the new NHS plans, screening newborn babies for rare diseases will involve sequencing their complete DNA. This will happen by using blood samples from their umbilical cord, taken shortly after ...

Every baby in the UK will have their DNA tested under a new 10-year plan for the NHS. The whole-genome sequencing will screen ...

The government said the plans to have all newborn babies DNA mapped will help predict and treat serious diseases, before they develop into serious problems. | ITV National News ...

Cancer Research UK-funded scientists at the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the Spanish National Cancer ...

Scheme is part of the government's 10-year plan for the NHS in England aimed at easing pressure on services. ... NHS plans to DNA test all babies to assess disease risk. Image source, Getty Images.