Genetics

Q&A: Identifying new risk genes for schizophrenia

Schizophrenia, a psychiatric disorder that affects how a person feels, thinks, and behaves, affects roughly 1% of the population (approximately 3.5 million people in the U.S.) and is a leading cause of disability and death. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Inventory assesses the risky choices of modern life

Quitting a job. Buying a house. Everyone at some point in their lives will make a risky choice that may have a cascading effect on their life path. However, with increasing globalization and technological advancements, choices ...

Genetics

Genes may predict suicide risk in depression

Depression in young adulthood has a stronger hereditary component and is associated with a higher risk of suicide attempts than depression that begins later in life, according to a new study published in Nature Genetics by ...

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