After years of trying, researchers say they have now succeeded in discovering specific areas of the human genome that contain variations in DNA sequence that are robustly associated with risk for…
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Researchers report progress in untangling a web of complexities that they believe can give rise to social anxiety disorder.
They have amassed evidence directly linking susceptibility to social…
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Evidence continues to mount that some and perhaps many of the biological abnormalities that underlie autism spectrum disorder (ASD) begin well before birth, as the brain’s cerebral cortex is…
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Does using marijuana as a teen pose a risk to the brain? The question has been asked and studied by scientists for years, generating a range of opinions.
Recent research in mice by 2008 BBRF…
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In recent years, researchers have discovered hundreds of DNA variations that are likely involved in causing brain and behavior disorders, including schizophrenia and autism. But there is much to…
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