Rutgers‑led study of 2.2 million people finds addiction risk is driven more by genes tied to impulse control and reward ...

How do brain regions communicate? Researchers introduce a new optogenetic method to target long-distance circuits in ...

Prof. Alex Nord, right and graduate student Tracy Warren have discovered genetic variants linked to some symptoms of schizophrenia that are currently hard to treat. The work could lead to new insights ...

Researchers have uncovered multiple new genes and genetic pathways that could lead to repurposing hundreds of existing drugs for osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis. The research, which ...

From dwarfism to overgrowth, scientists unravel the complex genetic blueprint that determines how tall—or short—we become. Review: The genetic basis of human height. Image Credit: XiXinXing / ...

Researchers have identified distinct molecular pathways that explain why cold feels different depending on where the body ...

For most of human history, the mind was a mystery box. Behavior emerged, and we simply accepted it—strange, brilliant, troubled, gifted. But today, we peer inside that box. We map genes. We track ...

Distinguishing between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia is often difficult since the two conditions share many biological traits. A team at King’s College London identified separate genetic pathways ...

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From uncovering hidden genetic risks to developing predictive tools, this landmark study reveals how your DNA could shape the future of reproductive health—and what that means for millions of women ...