About 1 in 4 people suffer from an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. These include panic disorder with sudden, ...

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

Alström syndrome affects roughly one in 500,000 people. In May, Fort Worth will host a symposium of researchers looking into treatments.

A rare genetic disorder discovered by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and their colleagues can cause brain damage from dangerously low blood sugar levels and liver damage in infants, along ...

University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka has led international research uncovering a new genetic cause for a rare developmental disorder that profoundly impacts brain growth and function in children ...

Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and McLean Hospital have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause ...

People from the northwest of Ireland have the highest risk in the British Isles of developing a genetic disease that causes a ...

Huntington's disease is caused by an inherited genetic change that causes production of an altered protein. This leads to nerve damage in areas of the brain that control movement and thinking.

Lissencephaly is a spectrum of rare, genetic disorders in which the brain fails to develop its hallmark folds. The disorders are often associated with seizures and intellectual disability and ...

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 ...

People from the Outer Hebrides and north-west Ireland have the highest risk of developing a genetic disease that causes a ...