Obesity: Current and potential pharmacotherapeutics and targets

V Narayanaswami, LP Dwoskin - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2017 - Elsevier
Obesity is a global epidemic that contributes to a number of health complications including
cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer and neuropsychiatric disorders …

Imaging genetics and genomics in psychiatry: a critical review of progress and potential

R Bogdan, BJ Salmeron, CE Carey, A Agrawal… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Imaging genetics and genomics research has begun to provide insight into the molecular
and genetic architecture of neural phenotypes and the neural mechanisms through which …

The integration of genetic propensities into social-control models of delinquency and violence among male youths

G Guo, ME Roettger, T Cai - Biosocial Theories of crime, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
This study, drawing on approximately 1,100 males from the National Longitudinal Study of
Adolescent Health, demonstrates the importance of genetics, and genetic-environmental …

The neural underpinnings of cognitive flexibility and their disruption in psychotic illness

JA Waltz - Neuroscience, 2017 - Elsevier
Schizophrenia (SZ) has long been associated with a variety of cognitive deficits, including
reduced cognitive flexibility. More recent findings, however, point to tremendous inter …

Neurochemical and metabolic effects of acute and chronic alcohol in the human brain: Studies with positron emission tomography

ND Volkow, CE Wiers, E Shokri-Kojori, D Tomasi… - …, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of Positron emission tomography (PET) to study the effects of acute and chronic
alcohol on the human brain has enhanced our understanding of the mechanisms underlying …

Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in alcohol use disorder patients: effects on dopamine transporter availability and alcohol …

G Addolorato, M Antonelli, F Cocciolillo… - European …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) of the dorsolateral prefrontal
cortex may affect neuro-adaptations associated with alcohol use disorder (AUD), potentially …

Neuroimaging genomics in psychiatry—a translational approach

MS Mufford, DJ Stein, S Dalvie, NA Groenewold… - Genome medicine, 2017 - Springer
Neuroimaging genomics is a relatively new field focused on integrating genomic and
imaging data in order to investigate the mechanisms underlying brain phenotypes and …

Task demands, tDCS intensity, and the COMT val158met polymorphism impact tDCS-linked working memory training gains

JA Stephens, KT Jones, ME Berryhill - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Working memory (WM) training paired with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can
improve executive function in older adults. The unclear mechanism of tDCS likely depends …

The association of insertions/deletions (INDELs) and variable number tandem repeats (VNTRs) with obesity and its related traits and complications

YH Say - Journal of physiological anthropology, 2017 - Springer
Background Despite the fact that insertions/deletions (INDELs) are the second most
common type of genetic variations and variable number tandem repeats (VNTRs) represent …

A gene-based evolutionary explanation for the association between criminal involvement and number of sex partners

KM Beaver, JP Wright, A Walsh - Biosocial Theories of Crime, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
Empirical research has revealed a positive relationship between number of sex partners and
involvement in antisocial behaviors. Most attempts to explain this association have taken an …