American experts who examined data from 5,000 children found the condition could be broken down into four types with ...

If you also suffer from Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), then the root cause might not be fully mental. Scientists have ...

Three types of bacteria appeared to be protective against OCD: Proteobacteria, Ruminococcaceae, and Bilophila. Another three ...

The symptoms of PANDAS are similar to OCD. OCD is a disruptive and often debilitating mental health disorder, marked by repeated cycles of obsessive and ritualistic tics, behaviors, actions and ...

Gut microbes are involved in brain health via the gut-brain axis. New research shows they are also involved in ...

A Mendelian randomization analysis of genome-wide association study (GWAS) data investigated the potential causal links between gut microbiota composition and symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder ...

Researchers have demonstrated a specific type of genetic variation in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) for the first time using advanced DNA sequencing technology. The findings support previous ...

The study compared data from patients and healthy individuals from Brazil, Canada, and the United States. The results help paint a clearer picture of how genetics influences the development of OCD.

In a groundbreaking study, researchers have linked rare “de novo” genetic mutations—copy number variants (CNVs)—to pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In a groundbreaking study, researchers ...

We found genetic links between OCD and several other psychiatric disorders, especially anxiety, depression, anorexia and Tourette syndrome. People with OCD also showed lower genetic risk for ...

OCD affects not only patients, but their friends, family, and colleagues. This study may help scientists bring relief to these people, however. Their efforts are ongoing, so long as they are supported ...

A new study has investigated the genetic influences on obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and has identified about thirty genes that are associated with this serious mental health issue. The ...