Genetic factors account for much of the variation in personality traits across the lifespan. Shared upbringing plays a ...

Now, it’s open to almost everyone who can afford it. Companies will offer to test for hundreds of genes to help people make ...

After more than 50 years of research, scientists still don't know exactly what causes autism. But the data make clear that ...

An international collective of researchers is delivering new insights into why having multiple psychiatric disorders is the ...

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

Lindberg had Parkinson’s disease, the neurologist said, with all the classic symptoms. PD—as the scientists she would meet ...

It's a common misconception that our genetic makeup is a perfectly even split between our mother and father. While true for many aspects, a closer look at the intricate dance of chromosomes reveals a ...

When scientists sequenced the first Neanderthal genomes, they did not just resurrect a lost branch of the human family tree, ...

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

In this series, ‘Genomics 101’, we go back to basics and explore some of the most important topics in genomics. In this blog, ...

The problem, Zaaijer explained, is that algorithms used in precision medicine models overwhelming are built on DNA with ...

Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study. A team of geneticists ...