The Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism: Overview

A Agrawal, SJ Brislin, KK Bucholz… - Genes, Brain and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alcohol use disorders (AUD) are commonly occurring, heritable and polygenic disorders
with etiological origins in the brain and the environment. To outline the causes and …

The genetics of externalizing problems

PB Barr, DM Dick - Recent advances in research on impulsivity and …, 2020 - Springer
Externalizing problems generally refer to a constellation of behaviors and/or disorders
characterized by impulsive action and behavioral disinhibition. Phenotypes on the …

Mapping potential pathways from polygenic liability through brain structure to psychological problems across the transition to adolescence

BB Lahey, EL Durham, SJ Brislin… - Journal of Child …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background We used a polygenic score for externalizing behavior (extPGS) and structural
MRI to examine potential pathways from genetic liability to conduct problems via the brain …

The genetic aetiology of cannabis use: from twin models to genome-wide association studies and beyond

KJH Verweij, JM Vink, A Abdellaoui… - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
Cannabis is among the most widely consumed psychoactive substances worldwide.
Individual differences in cannabis use phenotypes can partly be explained by genetic …

The production of within-family inequality: Insights and implications of integrating genetic data

JM Fletcher, Y Wu, Z Zhao, Q Lu - PNAS nexus, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The integration of genetic data within large-scale social and health surveys provides new
opportunities to test long-standing theories of parental investments in children and within …

Sleep deficits and cannabis use behaviors: an analysis of shared genetics using linkage disequilibrium score regression and polygenic risk prediction

EA Winiger, JM Ellingson, CL Morrison, RP Corley… - Sleep, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives Estimate the genetic relationship of cannabis use with sleep
deficits and an eveningness chronotype. Methods We used linkage disequilibrium score …

[HTML][HTML] Disentangling the interplay between genes, cognitive skills, and educational level in adolescent and young adult smoking–The TRAILS study

H Schmengler, AJ Oldehinkel, WAM Vollebergh… - Social Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent studies suggest that smoking and lower educational attainment may have genetic
influences in common. However, little is known about the mechanisms through which …

Genetics of OCD and related disorders; searching for shared factors

E Grünblatt - The Neurobiology and Treatment of OCD: Accelerating …, 2021 - Springer
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and several other obsessive-compulsive related
disorders (OCRDs) including hoarding disorder, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), skin …

Genetic support of a causal relationship between cannabis use and educational attainment: a two‐sample Mendelian randomization study of European ancestry

D Chen, X Wang, T Huang, J Jia - Addiction, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Excessive cannabis use may lead to lower educational
attainment. However, this association may be due to confounders and reverse causality. We …

Engineering Virtuous health habits using Emotion and Neurocognition: Flexibility for Lifestyle Optimization and Weight management (EVEN FLOW)

PJ Smith, HE Whitson, RM Merwin… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Interventions to preserve functional independence in older adults are critically needed to
optimize 'successful aging'among the large and increasing population of older adults in the …