For millions of people who live with racing thoughts and a pounding heart, help might already be sitting in the medicine cabinet. Scientists are increasingly interested in how a common metabolic drug, ...

A study identifies 58 genetic variants influencing anxiety risk, highlighting genetic overlap with depression, PTSD, and related traits.

Substance use and substance use disorders are major challenges for brain health across the human lifespan. Despite extensive research, important gaps remain ...

Researchers from the Salk Institute have created a catalog demonstrating how hereditary factors and life experiences affect ...

Researchers with Texas A&M’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences are working to create a genetic map that could explain the origins and causes ...

For nearly 200 years, everyone thought the king cobra was just one species, stretching across South and Southeast Asia. That ...

The defense began Wednesday's proceedings with a testimony from Dr. Maher Noureddine, a forensic DNA evidence consultant, who examined Austin Thompson's genetic background to find out if specific ...

Anxiety disorders — including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder and phobias — affect as many as one in four people over the course of their ...

If you're considering adding a furry friend to your family but aren't sure which dog breeds are best for kids, we've got you covered with expert canine advice.

Would you be a different person if you had grown up somewhere else? A growing body of research is helping to answer this age-old nature versus nurture question.

RFK Jr. has stated leucovorin will help "large numbers of children who suffer from autism." Many experts are skeptical about that.

When we think of giraffes, we instantly think of them being the typical combination of dark orange or brown patches surrounded by lighter hair. However, there is a small number of giraffes that have a ...