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

The symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism have many things in common; they are both common psychiatric diagnosis of children, they are heritable conditions, and there ...

A new study from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) shows 14 psychiatric disorders share genetic roots, which can explain ...

A multi-university research team co-led by University of Virginia engineering professor Gustavo K. Rohde has developed a system that can spot genetic markers of autism in brain images with 89 to 95% ...

Imagine identifying autism before its behavioral signs appear. This may become a reality thanks to a groundbreaking technique called “transport-based morphometry” (TBM). TBM is a method that uses ...

Genetic variants linked to a rare form of bicuspid aortic valve disease that affects young adults and can lead to dangerous and potentially life-threatening aortic complications have been identified ...

In this paper, rather than focusing on genes as an organising concept around which historical considerations of theory and practice in genetics are elucidated, we place genetic markers at the heart of ...

Psychiatric disorders increase risk of suicide and suicide attempts. Recent research provides evidence that medical illnesses increase such risks as well.

A U.S.-based biotech company has unveiled a new in vitro fertilization (IVF) option that allows parents to select embryos based on genetic markers tied to health and longevity. DNA testing and ...