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

Researchers with Texas A&M’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences are working to create a genetic map that could explain the origins and causes ...

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 ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. A sweeping genetic analysis reveals when obesity is the common thread linking chronic diseases, and ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new study from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) shows 14 psychiatric disorders share genetic roots, which can explain why some people have multiple diagnoses. The study, ...

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

For Lisa Hawker, getting a diagnosis of her daughter Jaydi's rare genetic condition was life-saving. Jaydi has a rare form of dwarfism which affects around 50 known people across the world. Her early ...

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 ...

With the data of 530 patients from 28 institutions across 15 states, access to researchers to develop treatments adds to the ...