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 ...

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 ...

Major depression is not only a crisis of mood, it is also a crisis of biology that reshapes the brain itself. As genetic ...

Psychiatric disorders can share common genetic influences, which means parts of DNA can be at the root of more than one mental condition, new research has found. The study, led by researchers at Texas ...

Women are genetically at higher risk of clinical depression than men, Australian researchers found in a study published Wednesday that could change how the disorder is treated. Billed as one of the ...

Major depression has been linked to changes in DNA, a finding that seems to boost the biological model of depression. Research conducted by investigators at Oxford University in the United Kingdom ...

Scientists have identified a pattern of gene activity present in some female survivors of childhood abuse that is associated with an elevated risk of depression. We know childhood abuse increases the ...

A higher genetic burden for depression is linked to increased MS disease activity and disability worsening, as shown in a meta-analysis of four cohorts. The study used a polygenic score (PGS) to ...

ENNA, Italy, 24 June 2025 – In a comprehensive Genomic Press Thought Leaders Invited Review, researchers have synthesized findings from dozens of studies examining how genetic markers for mood ...

Depression is one of the most common mental health conditions, and many people with depression have trouble processing rewards and punishments. It is known that genetics plays a role in depression, ...