Until now, researchers assumed that schizophrenia, anxiety disorders or depression arise from an interplay of many different factors, including genetic ones. An international study led by the Institute of Human Genetics at the University of Leipzig Medical Center has now demonstrated for the first time that changes in a single gene can in fact cause a mental illness. The new research has just been published in the renowned journal Molecular Psychiatry.

Alcohol-related diseases and injuries have the potential to cost the Australian healthcare system a staggering $68 billion over 60 years if nothing is done to stop the impact.

An international study co-led by University of Calgary researchers has found new insulin delivery technology helps control glucose levels during pregnancy for those with Type 1 diabetes, which is crucial to the health of women and their newborns.