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Genes link bipolar, schizophrenia, once thought unrelated

Dante Murry talks about how he and his wife, Chastity Murry, deal with their struggles with mental illness in Elizabethtown, Ky., Thursday, July 7, 2022. Scientists at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT identified a particular gene called AKAP11 that's strongly linked to mental disorders, and the Murrys, who both have the disorder depend upon one another to deal with it day-to-day. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) Chastity Murry talks about how she and her husband, Dante Murry, deal with their struggles with mental illness in Elizabethtown, Ky., Thursday, July 7, 2022. “I can always tell when he’s having a bad day. He can always tell when I’m having a bad day,” says Chastity. “If I’m acting a little off or something, he’ll ask me: Have you taken your meds today? But I don’t get offended because I know he’s got my best interest in mind.” (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) Dante Murry, left, and his wife, Chastity Murry, in their home in Elizabethtown, Ky., Thursday, July 7, 2022. Scientists at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT identified a particular gene called AKAP11 that's strongly linked to mental disorders, and the Murrys, who both have the disorder depend upon one another to deal with it day-to-day. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)