A new study has provided new insights into the the genetic overlap among some psychiatric disorders, and can help explain why it’s not uncommon for several of these disorders to arise in the same ...

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

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 ...

A massive global genetics study is reshaping how we understand mental illness—and why diagnoses so often pile up. By analyzing genetic data from more than six million people, researchers uncovered ...

Genetics is just one of several factors thought to influence personality disorder development. Life experiences, family dynamics, coping mechanisms, and social learning may all be contributing factors ...

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Researchers have uncovered shared genetic pathways that link multiple psychiatric disorders. These new findings have the potential to change the way psychiatric disorders are diagnosed and treated, ...

A new DNA-based analysis mentioned in recent reports suggests that Adolf Hitler may have had physical features linked to a rare condition called Kallmann Syndrome. The research, done as a part of the ...

The gene-editing technique known as CRISPR is promising to revolutionize medicine. Some researchers are trying to help make it available for people with very rare genetic disorders. A gene-editing ...

A new genetic analysis could help explain why people in the U.S. with African ancestry face a greater risk for stroke and Alzheimer's disease, but less risk of another brain disease, Parkinson's.