These biomarkers are patterns of brain activity present in people with OCD when they're acting compulsively, and which don't ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects up to 3 percent of people worldwide and remains one of the most challenging mental health conditions to treat effectively. That makes any fresh insight into ...

Additionally, we found that certain types of brain cells—particularly medium spiny neurons in a brain region called the striatum—were strongly linked to the OCD genes we identified.

Additionally, we found that certain types of brain cells – particularly medium spiny neurons in a brain region called the striatum – were strongly linked to the OCD genes we identified.

Researchers are developing a new approach to treating OCD that targets a specific receptor in the brain.

When doctors describe your brain scan as a “starry sky,” it’s not good TB is the deadliest infection in the world—but it doesn't often look like this.

That makes any fresh insight into OCD's root causes especially valuable – like a new study pointing to a surprising suspect: the bacteria living in our gut.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects up to 3 percent of people worldwide and remains one of the most challenging mental health conditions to treat effectively. That makes any fresh insight ...