Genetics

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 grants or who are BBRF Scientific Council members, have provided the most… Read More
Risk of Anxiety Disorder Is Greater in Children Whose Same-Sex Parent Has an Anxiety Disorder, Study Finds
For years, the data have been clear: the strongest known risk factor for developing anxiety disorder is having a parent with an anxiety disorder.  Having two parents with anxiety increases risk… 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 statistically "underpowered," a detailed and scientifically… 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, in the words of the scientists who led the study, “… Read More
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 variations in the sequence tend to occur in… Read More