Research links variations in the gene GRIN2A to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of mental illness.

Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to ...

A new genome-wide mapping method finally shows how thousands of genes connect to drive disease. Biomedical researchers are working intensively to identify the genes that contribute to disease, with ...

Multiple gene variants are linked to Parkinson's disease, but which ones are the most relevant? dra_schwartz/E+ via Getty Images There is currently no treatment to slow or halt Parkinson’s disease.

Scientists have discovered that a single gene, GRIN2A, can directly cause mental illness—something previously thought to stem only from many genes acting together. People with certain variants of this ...

Your "roommate's" genes could be influencing the bacteria living in your gut, and vice versa, according to a study of rats ...

A rare genetic disorder discovered by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and their colleagues can cause brain damage ...

Analysis of more than one million people shows that mental-health disorders fall into five clusters, each of them linked to a ...

“Genetic variants associated with larger brain volumes in key brain regions also increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease, while variants linked to smaller brain volumes in key regions are associated ...

A sprawling international fertility scandal is forcing regulators and doctors across Europe to rethink donor screening after ...

A study published by MBARI researchers and their collaborators today in Nature provides new insights about one of the earliest points in animal evolution that happened more than 700 million years ago.