From the Princeton University press release: The absence of a father — due to incarceration, death, separation or divorce — has adverse physical and behavioral consequences for a growing child. But little is known about…
From the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences press release: A new study from the University of Copenhagen shows that genetic defects may damage the supporting cells of the brain – the…
From the University of Maryland School of Medicine press release: Globally, depression affects more than 300 million people annually. Nearly 800,000 die from suicide every year — it is the second-leading cause of death among people…
From The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine press release: Many genes linked to late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are expressed in myeloid cells and regulated by a single protein, according to research conducted…
From the University of California – Davis press release: While the definitive causes remain unclear, several genetic and environmental factors increase the likelihood of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, a group of conditions covering a “spectrum”…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Healthy adults carrying the gene APOE4 — the strongest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) — may struggle to adapt their brain activity to increasing cognitive demands…
From the Research Society on Alcoholism press release: Epigenetics refers to how certain life circumstances can cause genes to be silenced or expressed, become dormant or active, over time. New research shows that adolescent binge drinking…
From the University of Arizona press release: Research has shown that how trusting a person is may depend, at least in part, on his or her genes. However, distrust does not appear to be inherited in…
From the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam press release: An international team of researchers has found, for the first time, seven risk genes for insomnia. With this finding the researchers have taken an important step towards the unravelling…
From the King’s College London press release: Epigenetic changes present at birth — in genes related to addiction and aggression — could be linked to conduct problems in children, according to a new study by…