Decades of research show that genes play an vital role in the etiology of attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its comorbidity with other disorders. Family, twin, and …

Psychiatric disorders are mental, behavioral or emotional disorders. These conditions are
prevalent, one in four adults suffer from any type of psychiatric disorders world-wide. It has …

Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is among the most common
psychiatric disorders of childhood that often persists into adulthood and old age. Yet ADHD …

The superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) contains immense structural and
functional diversity and mediates a myriad of biological processes upon activation by …

Stress during pregnancy widely associates with epigenetic changes and psychiatric
problems during childhood. Animal studies, however, show that under specific postnatal …

Background Epidemiological studies suggest that the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders
such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia is increased by prenatal …

Attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common psychiatric disorder in
children and adolescents, which is characterized by behavioral problems such as attention …

Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is an endogenous lipid molecule involved in normal brain
development. Cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX2) is the main regulator of PGE2 synthesis. Emerging …

Animal and cellular models are essential tools for all areas of biological research including
neuroscience. Model systems can also be used to investigate the pathophysiology of …

Copy number variants, such as duplications and hemizygous deletions at chromosomal loci
of up to a few million base pairs, are highly associated with psychiatric disorders …