A massive global genetics study is reshaping how we understand mental illness—and why diagnoses so often pile up. By analyzing genetic data from more than six million people, researchers uncovered ...

Credit: Getty Images Some rare psychological disorders may occur so infrequently that most mental health professionals might never encounter them. Approximately 1 of every 5 adults in the United ...

“My eyes eat the words but my brain won’t swallow them," my friend Ray told me at lunch last month. He went on to explain that whenever he tried to read, his eyes would scan a page but he had no ...

People with an autoimmune disease have almost twice the risk of developing an affective disorder, which includes depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder, according to a new study. The findings ...

Rare diseases - a medical condition so obscure that even your doctor has to Google. Despite their name, these diseases collectively impact millions of Americans, creating a healthcare system that’s ...

After years stuck in the “doldrums,” the biopharma sector is in a “very good place” heading into the new year, analysts told ...

There is a complex interrelationship between mental disorders and physical diseases such that, in some cases, mental disorders predict the later onset of physical disease and vice versa, new research ...