Although mental disorders have multifactorial causes, genetics can explain some of them, yet this field remains largely unexplored in terms of guiding diagnoses and treatments. In the largest study of ...

An insightful mini-review published in Genomic Psychiatry synthesizes the rapidly expanding landscape of molecular genetic research on common epilepsies, assembling evidence from genome-wide ...

Nick Jonas' neighbour Maya Kibbel recently died of Wilson's disease at the age of 30. The disease is a rare genetic disorder where copper gets accumulated in the body, affecting different organs.

A 17-year longitudinal study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beersheba has followed children from birth to ...

He had been misdiagnosed. He actually had progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare and aggressive neurodegenerative disease with similar symptoms to Parkinson’s. The late Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died on ...

Frontotemporal dementia is a serious brain disorder that affects how people think, behave, and communicate. Although it is ...

Millions more adults should consider starting cholesterol-lowering medications earlier to reduce their risk of heart attack ...

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Parkinson’s also presents and progresses differently in males and females. The study found women were younger than men at ...

Major depressive disorder, often called MDD, is one of the most serious and common mental health conditions in the world. People with this condition often experience a long-lasting low mood, feelings ...