A large genome-wide association study meta-analysis analyzed data on 42 female reproductive health diagnoses from the Estonian Biobank and FinnGen. Researchers looked at data from around 300,000 women ...

Genetics play a role in low testosterone for some men, but underlying causes vary widely. Many genes influence testosterone ...

The largest genetic study of suicide ever conducted has discovered 12 new risk factors. The study, conducted by several worldwide institutions including the University of Utah School of Medicine and ...

A sweeping genomic analysis reveals how psychiatric disorders cluster into five biological families, exposing shared pathways and pinpointing where their genetic roots diverge. Study: Mapping the ...

Our understanding of mental illness is undergoing a major evolution, driven by recent advances in genetics. Rather than focusing solely on symptoms observed in consultation, research is now interested ...

A person who suffers from a particular mental health condition, such as depression, can show a wide variety of symptoms—problems with sleeping, regulating emotions, and concentrating. But are all ...

Ancestry and lifestyle choices of parents may affect the rate and type of new genetic changes that arise in their children, new research has found. The study sheds light on factors that influence the ...

Skin cancer impacts millions of Americans annually, but your chances of getting skin cancer and when it is diagnosed depend on much more than just sun exposure. A new study building off the NIH’s All ...

This post is the third in the series “Connecting Biology to Behavior: Inside the ADHD Brain.” Read the first post to learn about the role of dopamine in ADHD behaviors and the second post to learn ...

In this analysis, researchers aimed to determine which factors play a role in cardiovascular risk in childhood cancer survivors.