Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No single gene causes OCD, but identifying the genetic markers linked to the condition can help clarify how it develops. Viktoria ...

In a recent study published in The British Journal of General Practice, researchers investigated Parkinson's disease (PD) risk among individuals with new-onset anxiety and associated risk factors.

People with anxiety are twice as likely to develop Parkinson's disease compared with those without, a new study from University College London (UCL) suggests. However, the findings only apply to those ...

Individuals with anxiety have at least a twofold higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease (PD) than those without anxiety, new research suggested. Investigators drew on 10-year data from primary ...

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Trichotillomania is a condition involving frequent urges to pull out one’s hair. Experts now consider it closely related to OCD due to the obsessive-compulsive nature of the disorder. Mental health ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is marked by repetitive thoughts and strategies, either mental or physical, used to silence the thoughts and the accompanying anxiety. It entails an extreme need ...

Carol Mathews receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. She is a member of the scientific advisory boards for the Family Foundation for OCD Research and the International OCD Foundation ...