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Massive Swedish study of over two million people reveals that genetic risk for mental illness often points toward ...

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A sweeping new peer-reviewed study published in Genomic Psychiatry has introduced a concept that could reshape how psychiatrists and geneticists think about mental illness: genetic specificity.

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“Lizzie McGuire” and “Revenge of the Nerds” star Robert Carradine has died at the age of 71, with his family confirming that ...

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