GWAS

Large Genome Study Finds a ‘General Addiction Risk Factor’ Commonly Inherited Across Multiple Substance-Use Disorders

In recent years, studies involving large numbers of individuals have identified numerous locations in the human genome where commonly occurring... Read More

Important New Research on Schizophrenia Genetics Provides Strongest Evidence to Date of Problems at the Brain’s Synapses

With the publication of two papers in the journal Nature , hundreds of scientists, including dozens who have received BBRF... Read More

Genome Comparisons Reveal DNA Risk Variants Differ in People of East Asian vs. European Ancestry

An analysis of multiple genome-wide studies making associations between depression and "risk" locations in the human genome has provided a... Read More

Depression’s Genetic Links Probed in 1 Million People in a Single Study for the First Time

After more than two decades of genetic studies of depression that have been informative, intriguing, but widely acknowledged to be... Read More

Largest Genome Study to Date of Cannabis Use Disorder Reveals New Genetic Underpinnings

A large international study designed to discover associations between genetic variations and risk for cannabis use disorder has generated evidence,... Read More