A pair of studies recently published in Nature [1,2] identified genetic changes associated with autism spectrum disorders, opening new avenues to predict the risk for these neurodevelopmental ...

Psychiatric disorders, such as bipolar disorder (BD), major depressive disorder (MDD), schizophrenia and anxiety disorders, ...

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 ...

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

Wondering what really causes borderline PD? New neuroscience discoveries suggest that genetics and brain irregularities may ...

ADRIAN, Mich. — Donald Gallant calls his son, Kristopher, a miracle. Doctors told the Gallant family they wouldn’t be able to have any more children after the birth of their youngest daughter. But 14 ...

Girl's rare genetic disorder accelerates aging at truly alarming rate ...

For the first time, doctors have created a customized treatment using the revolutionary gene-editing technique known as CRISPR to treat a baby... A promising genetic treatment tailor-made for a baby ...