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Largest genetic study of migraine reveals new genetic risk factors 

An international consortium of leading migraine scientists has identified over 120 regions of the genome that are connected to risk […]

Cerebral palsy can be genetic

New research has found that as many as 1 in 4 children with cerebral palsy have an underlying genetic condition. […]

Genetic variant affects the impact of brain stimulation on memory

A new study has revealed that a variant of the gene BDNF can affect an individual’s response to brain stimulation. […]

High-impact variants have been identified in severe schizophrenia

Researchers have employed an extreme phenotype strategy to focus on the most severely affected individuals with schizophrenia and subsequently identified […]

Increasing the genetic diversity in studies of lipids

Researchers have conducted a multi-ancestry GWAS of lipid levels in around 1.65 million individuals, including 350,000 individuals of non-European descent. […]

Down the Rabbit Hole: The genetics of exceptional longevity – Tom Perls

Tom Perls is a Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and an Attending Physician in Geriatrics […]

The largest genetic study of suicide attempt identifies genetic underpinnings

In the largest genetic study of suicide attempt to date, researchers have identified a region of the genome containing variants […]

How our genetic ancestry shapes our immune response to influenza

A new study has revealed how ancestry and associated genetic variation can explain population-level differences in the immune response to […]

New genetic risk factors in polycystic ovary syndrome found

Researchers at the Institute of Genomics of the University of Tartu have described new links between polycystic ovary syndrome and […]

The interplay between genetics and the environment in IBD

By exploring mutations involved in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), researchers have provided insights into the crosstalk between genetics and environmental […]