The exact cause of personality disorders is unclear. However, genetics, neurological differences, and environmental factors may contribute to the development of these complex mental health conditions.

For many years, scientists have studied mental health and brain development disorders one by one. Conditions such as autism ...

A sweeping new study of psychiatric and genetic records has the potential to change treatment for millions of psychiatric patients, finding that many conditions involve similar genes and may not need ...

Ring chromosome disorders encompass rare structural chromosomal aberrations in which terminal segments are lost and the remaining arms fuse to form a circular chromosome. Such rearrangements often ...

Sex chromosome aneuploidies (SCA) such as Turner, Klinefelter, Jacobs, and Trisomy X syndromes are prevalent genetic disorders with well-established phenotypes. Challenges persist, however, in ...

Researchers have long known that women are more likely to develop autoimmune disorders than men, though they’ve struggled to fully understand why. Now a new study in mice suggests a key part of the ...

Rare Chromosome Awareness Day, celebrated in June, is an opportunity to increase public knowledge about rare chromosome and gene disorders. These conditions can lead to various physical, developmental ...

From chromosomal anomalies to subtle molecular marks on sperm, hidden biological factors can silently erode fertility even ...

Genes are segments of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) that are located inside every human cell. The DNA inside each cell is tightly coiled in structures called chromosomes. Each chromosome contains a ...