Genetics

Genetics

Large Gene Expression Study Sheds Light on Causal Factors in Five Brain Disorders
Researchers studying gene expression in cerebral cortex tissue sampled from postmortem brains have identified patterns of shared and distinct gene... Read More
In Alcoholic Men, Gene Activity in Two Key Brain Regions Resembles that Seen in Infant Brains
According to new research reported March 15 in the journal Scientific Reports , certain patterns of gene activity in the... Read More
Creative image of brain neurons
Bipolar disorder’s effects on mood may stem from a suite of genetic risks which together cause brain circuit changes that... Read More
A new study implicates two cellular pathways in schizophrenia risk that haven’t been well supported by genetic evidence before. They... Read More
Molecular Pathway that May Suppress Repetitive Behaviors
Repetitive behaviors, like those seen in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) , may be controlled and suppressed by a network of proteins... Read More