Genetics

Genetics

Largest Genome Study to Date of Anxiety Reveals New Risk Variants and Suggests Possible Biological Mechanisms
The largest-to-date study relating DNA variations and anxiety disorders has revealed several previously unidentified locations in the human genome where... Read More
A New Technology Enables Manipulation of Neurons in Peripheral Organs and Reveals a Mechanism of Appetite Suppression
A research team led by a 2018 BBRF Young Investigator, Sung Il Park, Ph.D. , reports that it has developed... Read More
Team Reports on Search for Genetic Subgroups Within Depression
An international team of researchers studying a large sample of people in the United Kingdom has made important observations about... Read More
Large Genetic Study Expands Links Between DNA Variations and Problematic Drinking
A research team that included five BBRF grantees has reported results of a large study relating DNA variations to the... Read More
Connecting the Dots, From Genes to Brain Biology to Disorders
In the first group of 11 papers that PsychENCODE researchers have shared with the scientific community, they demonstrate that by... Read More