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 ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in great part influenced by genetics. Past research has identified various genes ...

Genetic testing can reveal DNA changes in cerebral palsy, but many findings may not actually explain the condition.

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 ...

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, ...

Scientists have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause Huntington's disease leads to the death of brain cells. The findings change the understanding ...

Scientists have long recognised that psychiatric diseases overlap with one another. Many people are diagnosed with many illnesses during their lives, and symptoms from different diagnostic categories ...

We all carry tons of genetic variants, and the specific types of variants we have and how they combine are very complicated. These things aren't totally deterministic, but I do think understanding ...

The largest-ever genetic study of borderline personality disorder identified 11 genome regions associated with the condition, revealing shared genetic risk with PTSD, depression, and ADHD.

Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease can cause progressive weakness, numbness, balance problems and foot deformities. But its ...

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 / ...