University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka has led international research uncovering a new genetic cause for a rare developmental disorder that profoundly impacts brain growth and function in children ...

GRIN2A gene mutations emerge as single-gene cause of childhood schizophrenia, anxiety, and mood disorders, potentially ...

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

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

The findings will improve clinical diagnostic services for patients with neurodevelopmental disorders. Through rigorous genetic analysis, the researchers discovered that mutations in a small ...

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 ...

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is recruiting participants for the Phase 3 Hunger Elimination or Reduction Objective ...

A new study has provided new insights into the the genetic overlap among some psychiatric disorders, and can help explain why ...

Earlier this year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged that the search for autism's cause—a ...

A large Mayo Clinic study shows that current guidelines fail to detect nearly 90% of people with familial hypercholesterolemia, a common inherited cause of dangerously high cholesterol. Many affected ...

A family on Brookside’s “Candy Cane Lane” has transformed their home into a winter wonderland to raise money for their son's ...