Researchers involved in a study funded by National Institutes of Health have successfully reversed a set of behaviours similar to the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in genetically engineered mice, with the help of antidepressants and genetic targeting of a key brain circuit.The researchers bred mice without a specific gene called SAPAP3, and found [...]
University of California researchers have found that the deadly encephalitis outbreaks caused by West Nile virus are a result of a single genetic mutation.West Nile virus (WNV) is transmitted through an infected mosquito’s bite and one may not experience any signs or symptoms except a skin rash and headache. However, some people who become infected [...]
The stereotype that women are addicted to shopping really is true, for a new study has found that the fairer sex has a evolutionary gene which makes them born to shop.The finding is based on a study conducted by University of California researchers who found that women really are better than men than not only [...]
Researchers have found that exhaust fumes increase asthma risk in kids who are already genetically susceptible to respiratory disease.Asthma and other respiratory diseases have been linked to variations in the genes that control enzymes responsible for clearing harmful chemicals breathed into the body.
As part of the study researchers examined microsomal epoxide hydrolase (EPHX1) levels and [...]
Anorexia, an eating disorder, might be caused by a genetic brain disorder which shares its traits with autism and Asperger’s syndrome, a new study has found.The study was conducted by a team of researchers led by Prof Janet Treasure at King’s College London.
As part of the study researchers tried to figure out the neural networks [...]