mental

Are mental disorders linked to the tweaking of genes in human evolution?

Charles Choi | 
The same recent evolutionary changes that make humans prone to bad backs and impacted wisdom teeth may also tweak genes ...
recipe

Could beef jerky trigger manic episodes for some people?

Ed Cara | 
There is no singular cause of mental illness. Any number of things—our genes, environment, and even social mores—play a role in ...
cbd and schizophrenia x

Infographic: Examining shared genetics of different psychiatric disorders

Mark Fischetti | 
People who have autism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder may have different challenges, but the ailments might arise from a common ...
mood

Mood disorders more common in children of first-cousin parents, study finds

Ricki Lewis | 
Having parents who are first cousins doubles the risk of inheriting a single-gene condition, from 2.5 percent to about 5 ...
dt schizophrenia dna tube x

Genetic testing lags for mental illness, forcing parents to seek answers online

Andrew Porterfield | 
Genetic counseling for potential mental illness in children should be just as responsive as counseling for "physical" disease. Right now, ...
killer

Born killer or normal mind? Genes, brain scans and mental health

Andrew Porterfield | 
What's a normal mind? Do brain scans provide any insight? The answer is stranger than you think ...
Screen Shot at AM

Psychotherapy revival: Can “talk” therapy change our brains and genes?

Andrew Porterfield | 
"Talk therapy" has fallen out of fashion as being more art than science. But new research suggests that psychotherapy may ...
fd a a c dfe ee a

Mental illness: Genes form underlying basis, but the environment dictates who actually becomes ill

David Warmflash | 
Figuring out the relative contributions of genetics to mental illness could go a long way to devising counseling, screening and ...
dt schizophrenia dna tube x

Genetic testing lags for mental illness, forces parents to internet

Andrew Porterfield | 
Genetic counseling for potential mental illness in children should be just as responsive as counseling for "physical" disease. Right now, ...
Mental Illness signs symptoms x

Genetics may open door to new treatments of mental disorders

Andrew Porterfield | 
Mental disorders are notoriously hard to treat. We now know that many psychological diseases are rooted in our DNA. That's ...
dt brain active stimulation x

Brain confusion: Why it’s so difficult to find cures for mental disorders

Andrew Porterfield | 
Many mental illnesses still defy treatment. The problem may be that we do not "know" how the brain functions very ...
glp menu logo outlined

Newsletter Subscription

* indicates required
Email Lists