Jewish Genetic Screening Awareness Week Day 1: More than just Tay-Sachs Tay-Sachs is certainly the most well-known Jewish genetic disease, with 1 in 30 Ashkenazi Jews carrying the recessive...

JScreen is looking for paid student interns for the Summer and Fall 2019 semesters to help promote participation in the PEACH BRCA Study, a genetic testing initiative in the...

Last Day of February Effort Helps Raise the Awareness of Rare Genetic Diseases Contact:  Jason Edelstein, (510) 239-1102 (ATLANTA) – JScreen, a national non-profit community based genetic screening and...

By: Megan Castiel While there aren’t any decorations or songs involved, Random Acts of Kindness Day should nonetheless be celebrated. This day might not seem special if you try...

By Megan Castiel Fairfax District Taking up a chunk of Downtown LA, the Fairfax District has one of the highest Jewish populations in California. Attractions in Fairfax include the...

By Megan Castiel Not all Jewish people are alike; we come from many nationalities, ethnicities, and cultures yet we’re all connected by history and interestingly: genetics. To many, it’s...

By Megan Castiel For many, the New Year means new hopes and goals. While you may have already abandoned your resolutions of eating healthy or going to the gym,...

  5. The only way to know if you’re a carrier of a genetic disease is to get screened or have an affected child. Carriers are healthy individuals with...