A new study published in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science offers a nuanced look at how genetic risk for ...

Despite decades of research, scientists struggle to understand the mental health implications of DNA. Researchers were able ...

Genes play a role in our likelihood of developing depression, and one of the most extensive studies of its kind has now been able to link 293 previously unknown genetic variations to the devastating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Involving five million participants, the world’s largest and most diverse genetic study into depression revealed nearly 300 ...

A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder groups sharing DNA patterns.

Researchers have found 58 genetic variants linked to an increased risk of anxiety, suggesting that the disorder is not driven ...

If you had headaches that were so bad they made you nauseous, landed you in bed and sometimes lasted for days, you’d have a right to be depressed. Indeed, that has long been the reasoning behind the ...

Depression is thought to affect over 250 million people around the world. It is a condition that is difficult to treat because there is still a lot we don’t know about why it happens at the biological ...

Major depressive disorder is a common mental illness, impacting 19 million American teens and adults. It is a psychiatric disorder that causes feelings of sadness, emptiness or hopelessness and a loss ...

Healthy lifestyle choices in midlife may offset genetic risks for dementia, stroke, and late-life depression. Brain Care Scores measure modifiable risk factors for age-related brain diseases. Compared ...