Genetic testing can help doctors diagnose some neurological disorders, such as Huntington’s disease. It can also provide insights into a person’s risk of future health conditions. Genetic testing ...

Scientists have identified rare mutations in a single gene that may directly begin causing mental illness as early as childhood, a finding that could change how doctors diagnose and treat psychiatric ...

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Maastricht University have developed a technique that enables the examination of embryos for all known genetic abnormalities with a single test. The new ...

In a breakthrough study, scientists have discovered that a variant in one gene, GRIN2A, can directly cause mental illness – something previously believed to be the result of several mutations working ...

A world-first study has shown that it is possible to determine who is likely to get depression in late-life based on a "genetic score." The longitudinal study of more than 12,000 people over 70 paves ...

SEATTLE — Molecular testing has been widely integrated into mainstream healthcare, and its use is increasing in dermatology. It can help differentiate between skin conditions, for example, as some ...

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—A team of researchers in Tokyo recently took on the challenge of attempting to determine whether comprehensive genomic profiling has clinical utility in a large cohort of patients with non-small cell ...