Tag: genetics

Study finds prenatal exposure to PCBs can cause long-term changes to the developing brain

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From the Endocrine Society press release via Newswise: Prenatal exposure to the environmental contaminants polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, causes long-term changes to the developing brain that have adverse effects on… Read more »

Researchers find first example of heritable abnormality affecting semantic cognition

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From the University of Bristol press release via MedicalXpress: Four generations of a single family have been found to possess an abnormality within a specific brain region which appears to… Read more »

Researchers find strong association between alcohol dependence and chromosome 5q13.2

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From the Washington University School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: There is a strong genetic influence on the risk of developing alcohol dependence (AD). Copy number variations (CNVs) refer… Read more »

Study finds gender differences in effect of Alzheimer’s risk gene on brain function

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From the Stanford University School of Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: A team led by investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine has found that the most common genetic… Read more »

Researchers find that fear is more easily overcome when brain chemistry is altered

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From the Duke University press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at Duke University and the National Institutes of Health have found a way to calm the fears of anxious mice with… Read more »