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 ...

New research suggests that the genetic links between psychiatric conditions and intelligence vary depending on the specific ...

Children with rare genetic disorders often face years of uncertainty before receiving a diagnosis, leaving families without clear information about disease progression, treatment options, prognosis, ...

A rare cause of hereditary cognitive decline known as CSF1R-Related Disorder (CSF1R-RD) gets its name from mutations in the CSF1R gene, discovered by Mayo Clinic. Memory loss occurs as the condition ...

Genome-wide association studies identify genetic overlap among disorders, providing evidence that their distinctions may be misleading One major difference between psychiatric disorders and purely ...

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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Recent breakthroughs in genetics research may have uncovered new genes underlying common psychiatric disorders. Schizophrenia and ...

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 ...

For most of his life, teenager Connor Dalby could not walk by himself. As a baby, he experienced 50 to 100 seizures per day, his mother, Kelley Del Real, tells KPBS’ Heidi de Marco. Antiseizure drugs ...