New findings show that a condition that affects 10% of US adults over 65 is likely increasing their risk of dementia by more ...

Why do brain disorders affect men and women differently? Researchers used RNA sequencing to identify 3,000 sex-biased genes ...

Before a child speaks a first word or misses a developmental milestone, clues about autism and ADHD risk may already be ...

For centuries, mental illness and physical disease have been viewed as two distinct categories, each with its own field of ...

Specific parental diagnostic combinations, such as dual parental schizophrenia or maternal bipolar disorder paired with paternal depression, were associated with higher risks for autism and ADHD in ...

A large, new study found that the stimulant methylphenidate, such as the drugs Ritalin and Concerta, may lower the risk of psychosis when prescribed to younger ...

Researchers in the UK found no evidence that methylphenidate, the active ingredient in Ritalin, increases children's odds of later developing schizophrenia. Reading time 3 minutes No drug comes ...