We know that the genes we're born with contribute to the risk of psychiatric disorders during our lifetimes, and a new study ...

An international collective of researchers is delivering new insights into why having multiple psychiatric disorders is the ...

An analysis of DNA from millions of individuals has identified shared genetic pathways across psychiatric disorders, findings ...

Our understanding of mental illness is undergoing a major evolution, driven by recent advances in genetics. Rather than ...

Researchers from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC) report that most genetic influences on mental illness are shared across diagnostic categories, revealing a more interconnected biological ...

Genetic testing can help doctors diagnose some neurological disorders, such as Huntington’s disease. It can also provide insights into a person’s risk of future health conditions. Genetic testing ...

A groundbreaking study by the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium has revealed significant genetic overlap among 14 psychiatric ...

This large-scale genomic analysis of 14 psychiatric disorders shows that most heritable risk is shared across five broad ...

Friedreich's ataxia (FA) is a rare but devastating genetic disorder. Those with the condition are often diagnosed between 5 ...

This year saw notable progress in head and neck cancers, Huntington's disease, personalized genetic therapy, and heart ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday added two rare genetic disorders, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and ...

An insurance company has denied newborn twins a one-time genetic treatment that could stop the progression of their spinal muscular atrophy — otherwise they are likely to die before their second ...