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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Recent breakthroughs in genetics research may have uncovered new genes underlying common psychiatric disorders. Schizophrenia and ...

For centuries, mental illness and physical disease have been viewed as two distinct categories, each with its own field of study, its own doctors, and its own menu of treatments.

An international collective of researchers is delivering new insights into why having multiple psychiatric disorders is the norm rather than the exception. In a study published today in the journal ...

Italian drive to increase diagnosis rates in children with severe genetic disorders is achieving transformative results. The ...

Scientists have just identified a previously unknown neurodevelopmental disorder, giving families the diagnosis they've been ...

— 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, ...

Rare growth disorders are a diverse group of uncommon conditions that affect an individual’s physical development. They may stem from genetic mutations, hormonal imbalances, or other complex factors.

"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." H. L. Mencken The nature/nurture debate on the causes of mental disorder generates no end of silly controversy by ...

The Bottom Line: The rush to apply each new genetic finding to the clinic before it can be examined critically in studies that take into account the complexity of human neurobiology and experience is ...