[HTML][HTML] Chronic adolescent exposure to cannabis in mice leads to sex-biased changes in gene expression networks across brain regions

Y Zuo, A Iemolo, P Montilla-Perez, HR Li… - …, 2022 - nature.com
During adolescence, frequent and heavy cannabis use can lead to serious adverse health
effects and cannabis use disorder (CUD). Rodent models of adolescent exposure to the …

[HTML][HTML] Testing the causal relationships of physical activity and sedentary behaviour with mental health and substance use disorders: a Mendelian randomisation …

E Iob, JB Pingault, MR Munafò, B Stubbs… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Observational studies suggest that physical activity can reduce the risk of mental health and
substance use disorders. However, it is unclear whether this relationship is causal or …

Depression pathophysiology, risk prediction of recurrence and comorbid psychiatric disorders using genome-wide analyses

TD Als, MI Kurki, J Grove, G Voloudakis, K Therrien… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Depression is a common psychiatric disorder and a leading cause of disability worldwide.
Here we conducted a genome-wide association study meta-analysis of six datasets …

Integration of evidence across human and model organism studies: A meeting report

RHC Palmer, EC Johnson, H Won… - Genes, Brain and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The National Institute on Drug Abuse and Joint Institute for Biological Sciences at
the Oak Ridge National Laboratory hosted a meeting attended by a diverse group of …

[HTML][HTML] Disentangling heterogeneity in substance use disorder: Insights from genome-wide polygenic scores

L Vilar-Ribó, J Cabana-Domínguez, S Alemany… - Translational …, 2024 - nature.com
Substance use disorder (SUD) is a global health problem with a significant impact on
individuals and society. The presentation of SUD is diverse, involving various substances …

[HTML][HTML] Parsing genetically influenced risk pathways: genetic loci impact problematic alcohol use via externalizing and specific risk

PB Barr, TT Mallard, S Sanchez-Roige… - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identify genetic variants associated with a trait,
regardless of how those variants are associated with the outcome. Characterizing whether …

Genetics in psychiatry: Methods, clinical applications and future perspectives

C Fabbri - Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Psychiatric disorders and related traits have a demonstrated genetic component, with
heritability estimated by twin studies generally between 80% and 40%. Their pathogenesis …

First-episode psychosis patients who deteriorated in the premorbid period do not have higher polygenic risk scores than others: a cluster analysis of EU-GEI data

L Ferraro, D Quattrone, D La Barbera… - Schizophrenia …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Cluster studies identified a subgroup of patients with psychosis whose premorbid
adjustment deteriorates before the onset, which may reflect variation in genetic influence …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying potential risk genes and pathways for neuropsychiatric and substance use disorders using intermediate molecular mediator information

H Gedik, TH Nguyen, RE Peterson… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Neuropsychiatric and substance use disorders (NPSUDs) have a complex etiology that
includes environmental and polygenic risk factors with significant cross-trait genetic …

Independent contribution of polygenic risk for schizophrenia and cannabis use in predicting psychotic-like experiences in young adulthood: testing gene× environment …

L Elkrief, B Lin, M Marchi, MH Afzali… - Psychological …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Background It has not yet been determined if the commonly reported cannabis–psychosis
association is limited to individuals with pre-existing genetic risk for psychotic disorders …