The emergence of neuropsychiatric disorders, conditions that affect various brain functions and behaviors, is known to be ...

Scientists have identified the genetic basis of a disorder causing intellectual disability, affecting approximately one in 20,000 young people. The disorder is characterized by symptoms including ...

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 ...

Northwestern University biophysicists have developed a new computational tool for identifying the gene combinations underlying complex illnesses like diabetes, cancer and asthma. Unlike single-gene ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists used a viral gene therapy to restore brain function in mice with SYNGAP1-related disorders, reducing seizures and ...

For decades, psychiatrists have told patients that conditions like schizophrenia and severe depression arise from a tangled mix of genes and life experience, with no single culprit to blame. Now ...

Genetic mutations and DNA changes can lead to several health conditions, ranging from mild to life-threatening disorders.

Gene therapy (introducing genetic material into living cells to fix, replace, enhance, or block a faulty gene) is rapidly gaining traction as a strategy for the treatment of genetic diseases. The ...

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 ...

A new study has brought scientists one step further in the direction of developing a cure for a brutal group of rare brain disorders known as SYNGAP1-related disorders, or SRDs. Researchers were able ...