Depression, anxiety and other disorders may have the same genetic cause, study finds

A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder ...

Protective mechanism discovered in female brain: Switched-off X chromosome can reactivate to reduce disease severity

Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have identified a mechanism that protects the female brain from genetic diseases. Although one of the two X chromosomes is ...

MDGA2 gene malfunction removes brain's excitatory 'brake' to trigger severe epilepsy, study finds

The DGIST Center for Synapse Diversity and Specificity has identified MDGA2 as a novel causative gene for developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE), a rare and intractable neurological disorder ...

Blocking a Cancer-Related Pathway Helps Reduce Spine Deformities Due to Genetic Disorder, Finds New Study

Researchers identify bone-forming cells as the driver of scoliosis caused by a genetic disorder, which can be prevented ...
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Very Different Psychiatric Diagnoses Share Common Genes

A recent study of a million people with 14 psychiatric disorders showed these disorders fell into five genetic clusters.
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Key genes that trigger mania in bipolar disorder have finally been found

Bipolar disorder is characterized by bouts of extreme mood, with episodes of mania occurring alongside periods of depression.
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A new tool for understanding chromosome abnormalities in the eggs of older women

Human egg cells are often prone to chromosomal errors. As women age, the error rate increases sharply — and can contribute to infertility, pregnancy loss, and ...