Neurological & Psychological Disorders
News on research and diagnostic developments in neuroscience.
Bipolar Disorder Risk Loci, Pathways Uncovered in Multi-Ancestry GWAS
Researchers found genetic loci, genes, and cell types with ties to bipolar disorder or bipolar subtypes with the help of a large genome-wide association study and GWAS meta-analyses.
The finding may have implications for therapeutic development, which has long focused on suppressing Huntingtin gene expression but has been largely unsuccessful.
Major Depression Contributors Uncovered in Multi-Ancestry GWAS Meta-Analysis
Researchers identified almost 700 major depression-associated variants using genotyping profiles for around 5 million diverse participants with or without major depression.
Grifols Secures $21M MJFF Grant to Search for Early Parkinson's Biomarkers
Grifols subsidiary Alkahest will lead a pilot study to track proteomic changes in patient plasma samples over a 10-year period.
The Solvd Health AvertD assay for opioid use disorder risk could lead to false negative and false positive results, according to a study led by University of Pennsylvania researchers.