Yasmin [EDIT Lab PhD student] outlines our latest publication on anxiety symptoms in the family. Anxiety in parents is associated with anxiety in offspring, but it’s not yet clear how this happens. We conducted the first study to use a ‘genetically sensitive’ research design to examine the effects of mother,…
If Something is “Genetic” it Can Still be Influenced by the Environment
By Megan Skelton | MythbustersLearning that a disorder is influenced by your genes can be a frightening and confusing experience. People may think that because your DNA doesn’t change, it also means that we can’t do anything about “genetic” disorders. Meg and Kirstin [EDIT lab PhD students] explain how the environment and genes can…
Next in the A-Z series, Joni, Kirstin and Rosa are combining the letters X and Y in a blog post all about the X and Y chromosomes.
Why do some people struggle emotionally after experiencing stressful events, but not others?
It is often discussed how strange it is that people are so different to their family members. After all, shared genes and a shared home environment should lead to strong family resemblance, right? Not necessarily.
We’re not prepared for the genetic revolution that’s coming
By EDIT Lab guest contributor | The Wider WorldIn this post Robert Chapman [PhD student at Goldsmiths, University of London] contemplates what the future holds for the long-awaited genetic revolution.
Sleep problems are influenced by our genes – but this doesn’t mean they can’t be fixed.
By EDIT Lab guest contributor | Research MattersIn this post Professor Alice Gregory [EDIT Lab collaborator and former PhD student] discusses the aetiology of sleep problems – giving us a taster of what to expect from her book, ‘Nodding Off: The Science of Sleep’
This week in our A-Z post for ‘K’, Tom McAdams [EDIT Lab Associate Director] outlines Kinship, a core concept in the field of behavioural genetics.
The largest genome-wide association study of depression was published last month. What did they find and what happens next?
By Christopher Rayner | Research MattersDepression is a leading cause of disability worldwide, contributing considerably to early mortality. Despite significant efforts, the genetics underlying depression has been difficult to identify and there has been limited progress in developing new treatments. Last month the largest genome-wide association study of depression was published in Nature Genetics (1)….
Heritability is the proportion of variation in a given population that is due to genetic differences. If a trait is highly heritable, it is more likely to be shared between individuals of close genetic relatedness, regardless of whether they share the same environment. This concept can be difficult to wrap…
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