A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder ...

Huntington’s disease is a rare inherited neurological disorder that progressively affects movement, cognition and mental ...

Researchers have discovered that eight different psychiatric conditions share a common genetic basis. A study published in ...

Over the next two years, the planned funding will be allocated to projects that have received some FDA feedback as well as emerging efforts.

A multinational collaboration co-led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, in collaboration with Rockefeller University, and Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, has uncovered a ...

Using CRISPR, Hebrew University of Jerusalem team finds PEDS1 enzyme linked to reduced brain size; study maps 331 genes ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The genetic roots of a disease or disorder do not always grow into clear cut, easily diagnosed clinical features. Even if a parent and child have the same genetic marker ...

Despite widespread misconceptions, eating disorders aren't a choice, they're serious, potentially life-threatening conditions. While social and environmental factors do influence someone's risk of ...

From dwarfism to overgrowth, scientists unravel the complex genetic blueprint that determines how tall—or short—we become. Review: The genetic basis of human height. Image Credit: XiXinXing / ...