Research reveals common genetic roots for psychiatric and neurological disorders

Researchers from the Oslo University Pressistic Brain Center and University Hospital have discovered a fifth genetic link and mental depression such as depression and depression.Published in Nature Neuroscience, this research study hits the boundaries between neuroscience and pages to the need for multiple disorders to create mental disorders.

Research shows common genetic roots of mental and neurological disorders

Researchers from the Center for Precision Psychiatry in Oslo and Oslo University Hospital have discovered extensive genetic links between neurological disorders such as migraines, strokes and epilepsy, and psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia and depression.This study, published in Nature Neuroscience, challenges the long-standing boundaries between neuroscience and psychiatry and highlights the need for more integrated approaches to brain disorders.

"We found that psychiatric and neurological disorders share genetic risk factors to a greater extent than previously known. This suggests that they partly stem from the same underlying biology, which is contrary to the traditional view that they are separate disease entities. In particular, genetic risk is closely related to brain biology," says Olav Bjerkhagen Sme and co-authors.

Nearly one million cases have been analysed

The group analyzed genetic data from over 1 million people with a wide range of psychiatric or neurological conditions.This large collection made it possible to map both disorder and disease genetic differences.

According to Smeland, the study shows that patients can benefit from treatment strategies that take biological and psychological aspects into account."We need to ask whether patients get the best care when neurology and psychiatry work in parallel, rather than together," he says.

Genes and their diverse effects on brain biology

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Although there are differences between neurological and psychiatric disorders, this research paves the way for a more holistic understanding of brain diseases."I believe that improved knowledge exchange and closer collaboration between psychiatry and neurology can benefit patients significantly," Semland notes.

نوور معلومات: Olav B. Meelland et al., imaginal vision of neo-Norusim (2025).Doi: 10.1038/s41593-025020-2