Psychology & Psychiatry
Does society have a sex addiction problem?
The term "sex addiction" is casually used to describe behavior that seems to have become more common, or at least is more commonly reported in the media.
Dec 7, 2022
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News tagged with behavioral genetics
Diabetes
Detecting the undetected: Measuring levels of three proteins in the blood can aid detection of undiagnosed prediabetes
Scientists have used a proteomics approach to identify a three-protein signature in the blood that can improve detection of isolated impaired glucose tolerance, a form of prediabetes. The research, led by scientists from ...
Nov 10, 2022
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Genetics
Researchers delve deep into the genetics of addiction
Danielle Dick, a professor of psychiatry at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School who leads the Rutgers Addiction Research Center, has spent decades hunting genes that contribute to drug and alcohol addiction.
Nov 2, 2022
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Neuroscience
Pressure chamber therapy is effective in the functional improvement of autism, study finds
A new Tel Aviv University study succeeded in significantly improving social skills and the condition of the autistic brain through pressure chamber therapy. The study was conducted on animal models of autism. In it, the researchers ...
Oct 26, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study shines light on risk factors for suicidal thoughts in teens
A recent study led by researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University is shedding new light on how genetic and environmental factors influence the risk of suicidal thoughts in adolescents.
Sep 12, 2022
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Neuroscience
How a brain area implicated in Alzheimer's may be vulnerable to degeneration
The locus coeruleus is among the first brain regions to degenerate in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, physicians and scientists have known. But why this area is so vulnerable is less understood.
Sep 1, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Diagnoses of developmental, behavioral, and mental health problems more likely for children with rare genetic disorders
A major study of children with intellectual disabilities has highlighted the additional challenges that they often face, including a much-increased likelihood of being diagnosed as autistic, as well as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity ...
Aug 2, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression in fathers and children linked, regardless of genetic relatedness
Adolescent depression and behavior problems are on the rise and paternal depression may be contributing to this increase, regardless of whether the fathers and children are genetically related, according to new research from ...
Jul 6, 2022
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Genetics
When ASD occurs with intellectual disability, a convergent mechanism for two top-ranking risk genes may be the cause
University at Buffalo scientists have discovered a convergent mechanism that may be responsible for how two top-ranked genetic risk factors for autism spectrum disorder/intellectual disability (ASD/ID) lead to these neurodevelopmental ...
Jul 1, 2022
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Medical research
Protein linked to intellectual disability has complex role
Fragile X syndrome, the leading inherited cause of intellectual disability, is due to a genetic mutation that largely eliminates the fragile X protein, a critical element of normal brain development and function.
May 17, 2022
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