For decades, geneticists have known that most common illnesses are not caused by a single rogue gene but by intricate ...

Researchers at UCLA Health have found that a person's risk of developing psychotic-like experiences may be influenced by both childhood attention problems and their genetic makeup. The findings, ...

Our understanding of mental illness is undergoing a major evolution, driven by recent advances in genetics. Rather than ...

Sometimes you can hear a French bulldog before you see it—it’s the wheezing sounds they make when they breathe. Frenchies, it seems, are 30 times more likely than other breeds to suffer from ...

The disorder, which is linked to a mutation in a gene called ACAA2, can lead to low blood sugar, liver damage in babies, and ...

Julieta Bonvin Sallago is constantly plagued by the worry that she will not wake up in the middle of the night when her alarm sounds to remind her to take 40 grams of cornstarch. Now for the first ...

I’ve always been tempted to do a genetic test to check in on my heart. I’m in pretty good health, but I have a few close relatives who’ve had heart attacks, strokes, and cancer, so I know my genes ...

It’s well known that experiencing adverse events in childhood (such as maltreatment, domestic violence, or parental substance abuse) is associated with mental health problems. But, despite decades of ...

Whether by way of Attenborough, Disney or National Geographic, the iconic scene is familiar to many. The ground trembles and clouds of dust swirl as enormous hordes of large animals thunder across the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The mean maternal age at first birth has been increasing in the United States in recent years, from 24.9 years ...

Going through multiple miscarriages can be incredibly difficult, especially when you don’t know why they happen or whether your next pregnancy will be successful. Of all pregnancies, 10–25 percent of ...