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Husband and Wife Team Trace the Roots of Youth Violence
APS Fellow Avshalom Caspi and APS Fellow Terrie Moffitt hold professorships at two institutions: Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and King’s College London. The pair, who research mental health and human development have just
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Perspectives on Improving Patient Care: Genetics, Personalized Medicine, and Behavioral Intervention
Personalized medicine—improving the fit between patient and treatment—has become a major focus of research in fields from cancer treatment to the psychopharmacology of mental disorders. Genetic studies have suggested that an individual’s genetic makeup renders
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Barroom genetics: Triggering heavy drinking
Recovering alcoholics are generally counseled to stay away from “people, places and things”—anything, that is, that might be a cue for drinking. Bars are an especially potent trigger for the cravings that can lead to
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Mad Genius: Study Suggests Link Between Psychosis and Creativity
Van Gogh cut off his ear. Sylvia Plath stuck her head in the oven. History teems with examples of great artists acting in very peculiar ways. Were these artists simply mad or brilliant? According to
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Hush Little Baby… Linking Genes, Brain and Behavior in Children
It comes as no surprise that some babies are more difficult to soothe than others but frustrated parents may be relieved to know that this is not necessarily an indication of their parenting skills. According
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The Genetics of Fear: Study Suggests Specific Genetic Variations Contribute to Anxiety Disorders
Researchers have identified a genetic variation that may explain why Individuals diagnosed with anxiety disorders are quick to learn to fear a stimulus but have a difficult time getting rid of that fear.
