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Across the genome, lifetime cannabis use and frequency of cannabis use were genetically correlated with more than 100 different traits including psychiatric conditions (e.g., schizophrenia, ADHD, anxiety and depression), cognitive traits (e.g., executive function and risk-taking) and physical health (e.g., diabetes, chronic pain and coronary artery disease). They were also associated with an increased risk for tobacco use, infectious diseases …

“A Google for DNA”: Scientists Launch Groundbreaking Search Engine for Genetic Code  SciTechDaily Efficient and accurate search in petabase-scale sequence repositories  Nature “A DNA search engine”  ETH Zürich ETH Zurich Unveils New DNA Search Engine  TUN – The University Network Source link

Coyotes with rare genetic mutation could be expanding in the Bay Area  SFGATE Source link

Naked mole rats (Heterocephalus glaber) can live for around 30 years. Credit: Getty Four subtle tweaks to an enzyme could help explain why naked mole rats’ can live for nearly 30 years, an unusually long lifespan for a creature its size. The naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber), native to the Horn of Africa and parts of Kenya, has drawn attention …

Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News Washington Post via Getty Images Naked mole rats live for up to 40 years, compared to about three years for a mouse They are weird, bald, subterranean rodents that look like sausages with teeth, and they have just revealed a genetic secret to long life. A new study of the bizarre naked mole rat shows …

Women carry a higher genetic risk of depression, a new study has found. Claiming to be the largest genetic study to date on sex differences in major depression, the research published on Wednesday in Nature Communications has found 16 genetic variants linked to depression in women and eight in men. The study, led by Australia’s QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, …

Study design The UKB is a prospective cohort study from the UK that contains more than 500,000 volunteers between 40 and 69 years of age at inclusion. The study design, sample characteristics and genotype data have been described elsewhere66,67. The UKB was approved by the National Research Ethics Service Committee North West Multi-Centre Haydock and all study procedures were performed in …

Summary: A large-scale international study has revealed that autism diagnosed in early childhood is genetically and developmentally distinct from autism diagnosed later in life. Researchers analyzed data from over 45,000 autistic individuals and found that early-diagnosed children often show social and behavioral difficulties from a very young age. In contrast, later-diagnosed individuals tend to experience challenges that emerge in adolescence, …

People who learn they have autism after age 6 — the current median age at diagnosis — are often described as having a “milder” form of autism than people diagnosed as toddlers. A new study challenges that assumption. A genetic analysis finds that people with autism spectrum disorder diagnosed in late childhood or adolescence actually have “a different form of …

Jill Martin is the TODAY lifestyle contributor and founder of By Jill Martin. In 2023, she was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. Now, she’s raising awareness about genetic testing and helping to fund breast cancer research through her brand, “The Warrior Effect.” Ahead of the Pink Power Day on the TODAY Plaza Oct. 1, Martin opened up to TODAY.com …