Genetics

A New Technology Enables Manipulation of Neurons in Peripheral Organs and Reveals a Mechanism of Appetite Suppression
A research team led by a 2018 BBRF Young Investigator, Sung Il Park, Ph.D., reports that it has developed and tested a new technology enabling unprecedented exploration of nerve-cell function inside… Read More
Team Reports on Search for Genetic Subgroups Within Depression
An international team of researchers studying a large sample of people in the United Kingdom has made important observations about the relationship of depression and seven other illnesses which… Read More
Large Genetic Study Expands Links Between DNA Variations and Problematic Drinking
A research team that included five BBRF grantees has reported results of a large study relating DNA variations to the risk of problematic alcohol use (PAU). The study nearly tripled the number of… Read More
Taking the Next Step in Understanding the Genetic Roots of Mental Illness
The human genome’s three billion pairs of DNA “letters” are a code of instructions packed tightly in the center of every cell, bearing our genetic inheritance. The sequence of those letters, which… Read More
Connecting the Dots, From Genes to Brain Biology to Disorders
In the first group of 11 papers that PsychENCODE researchers have shared with the scientific community, they demonstrate that by layering different types of data, points of convergence emerge—… Read More