A recent study finds that certain psychiatric disorders have considerable genetic overlap. But these genes aren’t the whole ...

Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), such as autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability, arise from complex ...

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

A new study challenges what's long been assumed about genetic variants thought to always cause inherited blindness.

Mental illness is often described in abstract terms, but is rooted in the brain. A study reveals that genes influencing ...

An analysis of major depressive disorder, covering diagnostic criteria, prevalence statistics across demographics, and ...

Less than 30% of people with certain genetic variants go blind, despite the faulty genes previously being thought to cause ...

A research team led by Prof. GUO Yusong, Associate Professor of the Division of Life Science at The Hong Kong University of ...

A new study challenges what's long been assumed about genetic variants thought to always cause inherited blindness.

A new genetic mapping strategy reveals how entire networks of genes work together to cause disease, filling in the missing links left by traditional genetic studies. The technique could transform how ...

Our understanding of mental illness is undergoing a major evolution, driven by recent advances in genetics. Rather than ...