Researchers discover that diverse genetic causes of autism converge on shared cell types and temporary maturation delays during early brain development.

From the late eighteenth century and throughout the nineteenth century, physicians and psychiatrists regarded heredity as one of the strongest risk factors for ‘insanity’ 3. The twentieth century saw ...

For the first time, doctors have treated a baby born with a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder with a gene-editing therapy scientists tailored to specifically repair his unique mutation. The baby ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition characterized by extreme mood swings, with alternating periods of depression and manic episodes. Past research suggests that bipolar disorder has a strong ...

RICHMOND, Virginia, UNITED STATES, 3 March 2026 -- A sweeping new peer-reviewed study published in Genomic Psychiatry has introduced a concept that could reshape how psychiatrists and geneticists ...

Researchers have demonstrated a specific type of genetic variation in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) for the first time using advanced DNA sequencing technology. The findings support previous ...

Recent genomic research, considered in the wider context of knowledge from outside genomics, provides significant conceptual insights into the aetiology and pathogenesis of schizophrenia. The evidence ...

Researchers at King's College London and the University of Florence have, for the first time, identified the specific genetic blueprint of mania, the defining feature of bipolar disorder. Bipolar ...

A recent study published in Scientific Reports suggests that white blood cells in people with major depressive disorder show ...

An Ice Age double burial in Italy has yielded a stunning genetic revelation. DNA from a mother and daughter who lived over 12,000 years ago shows that the younger had a rare inherited growth disorder, ...