From the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona press release: People who have suffered from traffic accidents, war combat, terrorist attacks and exposure to other traumatic events have an increased likelihood of developing diseases. These diseases can be…
From the University of Southern California press release: The notorious genetic marker of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, ApoE4, may not be a lone wolf. Researchers from USC and the University of Manchester…
From the Osaka University press release: Osaka University researchers show in a multi-institute collaboration that a single amino acid substitution in the protein CX3CR1 may act as predictor for schizophrenia and autism. Huntington’s disease, cystic fibrosis,…
From the University of Utah Health press release: Removing a single gene from the brains of mice and zebrafish causes these animals to become more anxious than normal. Researchers from University of Utah Health show that…
From the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia press release: Mitochondria, the tiny structures inside our cells that generate energy, may play a key role in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). A provocative new study by Children’s Hospital of…
From The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) press release: Some children are more susceptible to changes than others. They carry the relationship with their parents to school with them. Genetics can help explain why.…
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: In the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, many of the genes required to form new memories are shut down by a genetic blockade, contributing to the cognitive decline seen…
From the National University of Singapore press release: A group of researchers from the National University of Singapore has found that CD38 and CD157 genes that regulate oxytocin, the supreme human social hormone, are associated with…
From the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center press release: Panic disorder is a syndrome characterized by spontaneous and recurrent episodes of incapacitating anxiety. It typically emerges during adolescence or early adulthood and can take an…
From the IOS Press press release: Rare mutations in the amyloid precursor protein (APP) have previously been shown to be strongly associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Common genetic variants in this protein may also be…