[HTML][HTML] DRD2, DRD3, and HTR2A single-nucleotide polymorphisms involvement in high treatment resistance to atypical antipsychotic drugs

A Del Casale, M Simmaco, MN Modesti, C Zocchi… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: The objective of this study was to investigate the DRD2 rs1800497, rs1799732,
rs1801028, DRD3 rs6280, and HTR2A rs6314, rs7997012, and rs6311 single-nucleotide …

[HTML][HTML] CaMKK2 as an emerging treatment target for bipolar disorder

J Kaiser, K Nay, CR Horne, LM McAloon… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Current pharmacological treatments for bipolar disorder are inadequate and based on
serendipitously discovered drugs often with limited efficacy, burdensome side-effects, and …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the role of common risk variation in the recurrence risk of schizophrenia in multiplex schizophrenia families

M Ahangari, AE Gentry, TH Nguyen… - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
Multiplex families have higher recurrence risk of schizophrenia compared to the families of
sporadic cases, but the source of this increased recurrence risk is unknown. We used …

Against theory-motivated experimentation in science

M Dubova, A Moskvichev, K Zollman - 2022 - osf.io
Scientists must choose which among many experiments to perform. We study the epistemic
success of experimental choice strategies proposed by philosophers of science or executed …

Genetic inhibition of angiopoietin-like protein-3, lipoprotein-lipid levels and cardiometabolic diseases

É Gobeil, J Bourgault, PL Mitchell, U Houessou… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Background: RNA-based, antibody-based and gene editing-based therapies are currently
under investigation to determine if the inhibition of angiopoietin-like protein-3 (ANGPTL3) …

[HTML][HTML] Prioritizing genes associated with brain disorders by leveraging enhancer-promoter interactions in diverse neural cells and tissues

X Zhao, L Song, A Yang, Z Zhang, J Zhang, YT Yang… - Genome Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Prioritizing genes that underlie complex brain disorders poses a considerable
challenge. Despite previous studies have found that they shared symptoms and …

[HTML][HTML] Common and rare variant associations with latent traits underlying depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia

S Dattani, PC Sham, BS Jermy, JRI Coleman… - Translational …, 2023 - nature.com
Genetic studies in psychiatry have primarily focused on the effects of common genetic
variants, but few have investigated the role of rare genetic variants, particularly for major …

[HTML][HTML] The Biology of Mental Disorders: Progress at Last

SE Hyman - Dædalus, 2023 - direct.mit.edu
Mental disorders are common, complex, highly morbid conditions for which basic underlying
mechanisms are poorly understood. Despite the utility of many existing treatments, there …

Cell-type-specificity of isoform diversity in the developing human neocortex informs mechanisms of neurodevelopmental disorders

A Patowary, P Zhang, C Jops, C Vuong, X Ge, K Hou… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Human brain development is under tight molecular genetic control and the recent advent of
single-cell genomics has revolutionized our ability to elucidate the diverse underlying cell …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling the interplay of circadian rhythm and sleep deprivation on mood: A Real-World Study on first-year physicians

B Shapiro, Y Fang, S Sen, D Forger - PLOS Digital Health, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The interplay between circadian rhythms, time awake, and mood remains poorly understood
in the real-world. Individuals in high-stress occupations with irregular schedules or nighttime …