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Published on February 27, 2019
An international research effort headed by scientists from the Danish iPSYCH initiative and the Broad Institute has identified the first common genetic risk factors for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The genome-wide association meta-analysis, involving more than 18,000 individuals with ASD and nearly 30,000 controls, also identified genetic variations between different…
Published on February 6, 2019
The results of a genome-wide meta-analysis of genetic data from more than two million individuals has linked 102 genetic variants and 269 genes with depression, and found associations between the psychiatric disorder and a number of behavioral traits. The researchers, headed by a team at the University of Edinburgh, say…
Published on October 22, 2018
The results of studies by researchers at Florida State University College of Medicine suggest that nicotine exposure in men could lead to cognitive deficits in their children and grandchildren. The research found that adding nicotine to the drinking water of male mice led to epigenetic changes in sperm cell genes…
Published on August 15, 2018
Circadian rhythms are regular, daily variations in some of our biological functions and behaviors that are key to health and mental wellbeing. A research team at the University of Glasgow has now identified a potential genetic link between disrupted circadian rhythms and mood disorders, including major depressive disorder (MDD) and…
Published on July 10, 2018
Researchers from several New York institutions have uncovered a key molecular component of mental health disorders involving uncontrollable reactions to stimuli (i.e., bi-polar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [ADHD], and major depression). The paper, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is entitled “Molecular profiling of reticular…
Published on June 22, 2018
Clinical categories for psychiatric disorders may need to be rethought, suggests a new study from the aptly named Brainstorm Consortium, a collaborative effort that accepted input from researchers representing 600 institutions worldwide. By pooling their data on hundreds of thousands of genomes, these researchers found genetic connections among distinct psychiatric…
Published on May 29, 2018
Genes expressed by the placenta as a result of pregnancy complications may play a key role in predisposing offspring to develop schizophrenia, according to an international team of scientists headed by researchers at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development (LIBD), which is on the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus. In contrast…
Published on March 12, 2018
A study by scientists in the U.K., France, and the U.S. suggests that the degree of empathy we feel toward our fellow man is at least partly down to our genes. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) led by scientists at the University of Cambridge, U.K., found that about 10% of…
Published on February 21, 2018
Cognoa said today that its artificial intelligence (AI)-based software platform for behavioral health conditions has received the FDA’s Class II diagnostic medical device designation for autism. The designation, Cognoa said, will expand its ability to offer its solution to enterprise customers, healthcare payers, and directly to clinicians in primary care…
Published on June 20, 2017
Agena Bioscience said today that its MassARRAY® System has been chosen by Assurex Health for laboratory setup and sample processing of its GeneSight Psychotropic test, under an expanded partnership whose value was not disclosed. GeneSight Psychotropic is a laboratory-developed test designed to help clinicians analyze how a patient's genetic make-up…
Published on December 9, 2016
Researchers at University of California San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have identified six loci or regions of the human genome that are significantly linked to personality traits. Findings from this new study, which were published recently in Nature through an article entitled “Genome-wide analyses for personality traits identify six…