A new study has provided new insights into the the genetic overlap among some psychiatric disorders, and can help explain why it’s not uncommon for several of these disorders to arise in the same ...

For more than a century, Mendelian genetics has shaped how we think about inheritance: one gene, one trait. It is a model that still echoes through textbooks—and one that is increasingly reaching its ...

With over 40% of American adults considered obese, and that statistic alone accounting for almost $180 billion of medical expenditure per year according to the CDC, it’s clear that weight is a ...