For centuries, mental illness and physical disease have been viewed as two distinct categories, each with its own field of study, its own doctors, and its own menu of treatments.

For centuries, mental illness and physical disease have been viewed as two distinct categories, each with its own field of ...

Scientists have just identified a previously unknown neurodevelopmental disorder, giving families the diagnosis they've been 'waiting years for'. Researchers at the University of Bristol shared their ...

— The genetic roots of a disease or disorder do not always grow into clear cut, easily diagnosed clinical features. Even if a parent and child have the same genetic marker implicated in an outcome, ...

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 ...

"It's a slow-moving train wreck," Mike Graglia says about his 12-year-old son Tony's rare genetic disease with no cure. Caused by a tiny fluke of nature—a mutation in a gene known as a SYNGAP1—the non ...

A growing body of research shows that diabetes can be stratified into five different subgroups. Researchers at Lund ...

Despite widespread misconceptions, eating disorders aren't a choice, they're serious, potentially life-threatening conditions. While social and environmental factors do influence someone's risk of ...

Researchers have mapped how genetic switches are regulated in East Asian populations, identifying tens of thousands of unique ...