Genetic risk in mental illness is not equal, with some disorders highly distinct and others sharing broad inherited vulnerability.

Genetic testing can help doctors diagnose some neurological disorders, such as Huntington’s disease. It can also provide insights into a person’s risk of future health conditions. Genetic testing ...

Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have traced a rare premature aging condition in a young Malaysian man to a ...

Degenerative diseases are a group of conditions characterized by the progressive deterioration of cells, tissues and organs. While some degenerative diseases arise due to environmental factors or ...

Researchers analyze 2.2 million genomes to show that addiction risk is primarily driven by broad genes affecting brain wiring ...

A new study by UCLA Health published in Cell presents a major advancement in the future of personalized medicine by ...

It impacts roughly 1 in 300 Americans — and puts people at a higher risk of developing cancer before age 50.

— The genetic roots of a disease or disorder do not always grow into clear cut, easily diagnosed clinical features. Even if a parent and child have the same genetic marker implicated in an outcome, ...

"It's a slow-moving train wreck," Mike Graglia says about his 12-year-old son Tony's rare genetic disease with no cure. Caused by a tiny fluke of nature—a mutation in a gene known as a SYNGAP1—the non ...