Sensing that breast cancer ran in certain families, the geneticist Mary-Claire King and a team of researchers at UC Berkeley ...

For researchers on the hunt for the genetic roots of disease, the cost of deep whole-genome sequencing makes it challenging ...

Alcohol use has been associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia. But new research from Texas A&M ...

Summary: Researchers discovered that just a single exposure to cocaine induces profound, long-lasting structural changes inside key brain cells that persist for at least two weeks. Using advanced ...

To learn more about the biology underlying cocaine addiction, researchers analyzed almost 900 rats to map the genetic basis of behaviors associated with cocaine use, like taking the drug, taking ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have completed a massive genetic study that identifies key biological drivers of cocaine addiction, uncovering a potential new target for ...

Scientists at the University of California San Diego have reported the results of a genome-wide association study in rats that identified key biological drivers of cocaine addiction. Using a ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral population in Africa. By analyzing genetic data from diverse modern African ...

ABSTRACT: Substance use disorders (SUDs) are markedly overrepresented in correctional populations and reflect the convergence of neurobiological vulnerability, trauma exposure, psychiatric comorbidity ...

A study explored how genes shape a person’s predisposition to alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and opioid use disorders. The findings published in Nature Mental Health reveal how the brain’s wiring is a ...

The study also demonstrates that genetic architecture plays a critical role in determining model performance. Traits influenced by a smaller number of significant genetic loci are more effectively ...