A new study has provided new insights into the the genetic overlap among some psychiatric disorders, and can help explain why it’s not uncommon for several of these disorders to arise in the same ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new genetic cause of a rare movement disorder after analyzing nearly 3,000 patients ...

A multinational collaboration co-led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, in collaboration with Rockefeller University, and Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, has uncovered a ...

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University and Johns Hopkins University have identified genetic mutations that ...

A new report in the American Journal of Human Genetics describes a novel disorder caused by biallelic loss-of-function ...

Substance use disorders (SUDs) are highly heritable, but the extent of shared and distinct genetic architecture across ...

For Lisa Hawker, getting a diagnosis of her daughter Jaydi's rare genetic condition was life-saving. Jaydi has a rare form of dwarfism which affects around 50 known people across the world. Her early ...

Study offers "new perspective for ongoing debates" about increasing diagnoses, researchers ...

From dwarfism to overgrowth, scientists unravel the complex genetic blueprint that determines how tall—or short—we become. Review: The genetic basis of human height. Image Credit: XiXinXing / ...

From IVF clinics to premarital counselling, genetic compatibility testing is becoming part of modern family planning ...