From the Elsevier press release via AlphaGalileo: There are a growing number of clues that immune and inflammatory mechanisms are important for the biology of schizophrenia. In a new study in Biological Psychiatry, Dr. Mar…
From the University of Toronto press release via EurekAlert!: It is time to put the nature versus nurture debate to rest and embrace growing evidence that it is the interaction between biology and environment in…
From the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) press release via Newswise: People with perfect pitch seem to possess their own inner pitch pipe, allowing them to sing a specific note without first hearing a reference…
From the Mayo Clinic press release via EurekAlert!: A gene linked to the risk of developing Alzheimer’s, heart disease and diabetes becomes less important to quality of life once people hit their 90s, a Mayo…
From the Norwegian Institute of Public Health press release: Vulnerability to major depression is linked with how satisfied we are with our lives. This association is largely due to genes. This is the main finding…
From the Elsevier press release via AlphaGalileo: A new study reinforces the finding that a region of the genome involved in immune system function, called the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), is involved in the genetic…
From the Scripps Research Institute press release via ScienceDaily: Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified small variations in a number of genes that are closely linked to an…
From the BioMed Central press release via EurekAlert!: The causes of autism and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are complex, and contain elements of both nature (genes) and the environment. New research published in BioMed Central’s…
From the Mount Sinai Hospital press release viaEurekAlert!: Chronic morphine exposure has the opposite effect on the brain compared to cocaine in mice, providing new insight into the basis of opiate addiction, according to Mount…
From the Michigan State University press release via EurekAlert!: Genetics may make some women more vulnerable to the pressure of being thin, a study led by Michigan State University researchers has found. From size-zero models…