ADHD
Brain Volume-Linked Genetic Loci Provide Insights Into Brain Structure, Cognitive Diseases
Researchers searched for links to brain variation and neuropsychiatric diseases using hundreds of loci associated with volume of the skull or subcortical brain regions.
Genetic Factors May Help Explain Link Between Screen Time, Psychiatric Problems in Children
With data for nearly 4,300 children from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, researchers uncovered genetic confounding between screen time and psychiatric traits.
Study Links Maternal Mental Illness-Related Variants to Perinatal Risk Factors For Offspring
Researchers identified relationships between pregnancy-related maternal traits and behaviors and polygenic risk scores for half a dozen mental health conditions.
Autism, ADHD Found to Have Overlapping and Distinct Genetic Contributions
Through a series of genome-wide association studies and other analyses, researchers uncovered seven shared genetic loci as well as five loci that differentiate the disorders.
Analysis Estimates Psychiatric Disorder Risk from Specific Copy Number Variants in Danish Cohort
The population-based analysis found that deletions and duplications in six genomic loci generally increased risk for autism spectrum disorder and ADHD.