Genetic risk factors for certain mental health disorders may impact people’s decisions regarding whether to live in urban areas or rural areas, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Sex, Drugs, and Genes: Moral Attitudes Share a Genetic Basis
A new study reveals there may be a common underlying genetic basis underlying a person’s disapproval of non-committal sexual behaviors and condemnation of recreational drug use. Findings shed light on how heredity may relate to some of our deepest mora…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Call and Response Circuit Tells Neurons When to Grow Synapses
A new study reveals the mechanisms by which neurons and astrocytes work together to form synapses.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Deterioration of Brain Cells in Parkinson’s Disease Is Slowed by Blocking the Bach1 Protein
Bach1, a protein that blocks the expression of genes associated with neuroprotection, has been implicated in Parkison’s disease. Researchers say blocking Bach1 slows the deterioration of brain cells in preclinical models of Parkinson’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study Find Links to Genetic Disorders in Walking Patterns
Researchers have linked Fragile X and SHANK3 deletion syndrome, two disorders associated with autism, to specific microscopic walking patterns.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Psychotic Experiences in Children Predict Genetic Risk for Mental Disorders
Genetic risk for mental health disorders is associated with brain structure and the occurrence of psychosis-like experiences in children between 9 and 10 years of age.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Epilepsy Research Reveals Unknown Trigger for Seizures
When dysfunctional, somatostatin interneurons drive brain activity and provoke seizures.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Hit the Sleep Sweet Spot to Keep Brain Sharp
Too much or too little sleep were both linked to increased risk of cognitive decline, researchers report.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How Brain Cells Talk
A new study expands the understanding of how brain cells communicate. Researchers discovered reversing the modification of molecular messages at the synapse may contribute to reversible psychiatric disorders and early-stage neurodegenerative diseases.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Genes Play Key Role in Exercise Outcomes
A new study reveals our genes play a key role in how our bodies respond to exercise. Researchers also identified specific genes that influence the outcome of different types of physical activity.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Genetic Risk for Clinical Depression Linked to Physical Symptoms
Those with a genetic predisposition to clinical depression are more likely to exhibit physical symptoms including migraines, chronic pain, and fatigue, researchers report.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Scientists Map Brain Circuit That Drives Activity in Fertile Females
Mouse study identifies specific neurons and a signaling pathway to regions of the hindbrain that mediate sexual reproductive activity and physical activity that appear to influence activity behaviors during ovulation. The findings may provide valuable …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Rare Form of Autism Exhales Secrets of Breathing
Breathing difficulties associated with Pitt Hopkins syndrome, a rare form of autism, have been linked to a specific set of neurons in the brainstem.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: White Matter Integrity Disrupted in People With Alzheimer’s Gene Mutation
Carriers of the ADAD Alzheimer’s-associated genetic mutation have lower structural connectivity in the frontoparietal control network.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Migraines Caused by Alterations in Metabolite Levels
Researchers have identified causal genetic links to three blood metabolite levels that increase migraine risks.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Warning Signs for Dementia in the Blood
Researchers say levels of microRNA in the blood may be a reliable new biomarker for diagnosing mild cognitive impairment and other forms of dementia.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Water Pill May Be Viable to Test as Alzheimer’s Treatment
Bumetanide, an FDA-approved potent diuretic used to treat fluid retention caused by heart, kidney, and liver disease may lower the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease for those with a genetic predisposition.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: What Makes Us Human? The Answer May Be Found in Overlooked DNA
The answer to what makes the human brain unique may lie in junk DNA.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Alzheimer’s and COVID-19 Share a Genetic Risk Factor
The Alzheimer’s disease associated OAS1 gene also increases the risk of developing severe COVID-19 in carriers, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Scientists Assemble a Biological Clock in a Test Tube to Study How It Works
A reconstituted circadian clock of cyanobacteria can run for consistent days, allowing researchers to study the interactions of the clock proteins in real-time and observe how the clock exerts control over gene expression.
