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

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

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

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 ...

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

Results also indicate how these genetics might affect a person’s biology to increase their risk of different mental ...

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

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 ...

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

Northeastern University researchers used an original machine learning tool to predict how genetic mutations cause a rare metabolic disease known as OTC deficiency, uncovering some underlying ...

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