FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 28, 2019·4 min readGWAS identifies new risk loci for harmful alcohol useGenome-wide study identifies five novel alcohol use risk loci which can pass on the risk of developing alcohol abuse disorder from parents to children.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·March 13, 2019·4 min readNIH-funded rodent study finds molecular link between adolescent alcohol use and adult anxietyAdolescent rats exposed to alcohol had a decrease of both Arc eRNA expression and Arc gene expression in the amygdala during adulthood. Additionally, the alcohol-exposed rats displayed increased anxiety behaviors as they aged.Read More