Genetics

Genetic Analysis Across 14 Psychiatric Disorders Suggests the Degree to Which Different Disorders Are Driven by Shared Biological Processes
A newly published study in the journal Nature involving dozens of past and present BBRF grantees, Scientific Council members and prize winners, among hundreds of co-authors, takes an important step… Read More
Brain Changes Underlying PTSD are Revealed in Detailed Analysis at the Single-Cell Level
A new study empowered by advances in technology has provided what is likely the most detailed account to date of biological changes that take place in the brain when someone has post-traumatic stress… Read More
Variations in Schizophrenia-Linked Gene Are Linked With Pathology in Prefrontal Cortex, Impairing Cognition
Several hundred genetic variations have been consistently associated with increased risk for schizophrenia. People who have these DNA variations in their genome have a greater statistical chance of… Read More
Diverse Genome Study Reveals How Depression Risk Differs Among People of Different Ancestry
Most genome studies conducted to date that have aimed to identify DNA variations associated with various psychiatric illnesses have depended upon samples drawn from populations composed mostly of… Read More
A Problem With Energy-Producing Mitochondria May Increase Risk for Schizophrenia
One of the most important objectives in brain research is to understand in detail how genetic abnormalities impact the ability of brain cells and circuits to function properly. This is one of the… Read More