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 ...

Experts estimate that genetic mutations account for about 10% of diseases, like Parkinson's, for example. The remaining 90% ...

After more than 50 years of research, scientists still don't know exactly what causes autism. But the data make clear that ...

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

Researchers found that both how often and how much someone drinks significantly shape their cancer risk, even at moderate ...

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 new study has developed a powerful computational method that can detect how genes interact with each other to influence ...

A study funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has revealed important insights into the genetics of deposits in the eye, known as reticular pseudodrusen (RPD), that are linked to ...

Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study. A team of geneticists ...

Alzheimer's risk declines sharply with one daily lifestyle change, researchers say Oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre ...

A new study proposes that autism arises when genetic vulnerability, an early environmental trigger, and prolonged activation of the cellular stress response align during critical developmental windows ...