Genomic prediction of cognitive traits in childhood and adolescence
Recent advances in genomics are producing powerful DNA predictors of complex traits,
especially cognitive abilities. Here, we leveraged summary statistics from the most recent …
especially cognitive abilities. Here, we leveraged summary statistics from the most recent …
Predicting educational achievement from genomic measures and socioeconomic status
The two best predictors of children's educational achievement available from birth are
parents' socioeconomic status (SES) and, recently, children's inherited DNA differences that …
parents' socioeconomic status (SES) and, recently, children's inherited DNA differences that …
School readiness test and intelligence in preschool as predictors of middle school success: Result of an eight-year longitudinal study
Research has shown that the development of cognitive and social skills in preschool
predicts school readiness in kindergarten. However, most longitudinal studies are short …
predicts school readiness in kindergarten. However, most longitudinal studies are short …
Educational attainment impacts drinking behaviors and risk for alcohol dependence: results from a two-sample Mendelian randomization study with~ 780,000 …
Observational studies suggest that lower educational attainment (EA) may be associated
with risky alcohol use behaviors; however, these findings may be biased by confounding …
with risky alcohol use behaviors; however, these findings may be biased by confounding …
Considerations, caveats, and suggestions for the use of polygenic scores for social and behavioral traits
AL Non, JP Cerdeña - Behavior Genetics, 2024 - Springer
Polygenic scores (PGS) are increasingly being used for prediction of social and behavioral
traits, but suffer from many methodological, theoretical, and ethical concerns that profoundly …
traits, but suffer from many methodological, theoretical, and ethical concerns that profoundly …
Education and income show heterogeneous relationships to lifespan brain and cognitive differences across European and US cohorts
Higher socio-economic status (SES) has been proposed to have facilitating and protective
effects on brain and cognition. We ask whether relationships between SES, brain volumes …
effects on brain and cognition. We ask whether relationships between SES, brain volumes …
Genetics of nurture: A test of the hypothesis that parents' genetics predict their observed caregiving.
Twin studies have documented that parenting behavior is partly heritable, but it is unclear
how parents' genetics shape their caregiving. Using tools of molecular genetics, the present …
how parents' genetics shape their caregiving. Using tools of molecular genetics, the present …
Socioeconomic position, social mobility, and health selection effects on allostatic load in the United States
The contemporaneous association between higher socioeconomic position and better
health is well established. Life course research has also demonstrated a lasting effect of …
health is well established. Life course research has also demonstrated a lasting effect of …
Tracing the origins of midlife despair: Association of psychopathology during adolescence with a syndrome of despair-related maladies at midlife
BackgroundMidlife adults are experiencing a crisis of deaths of despair (ie deaths from
suicide, drug overdose, and alcohol-related liver disease). We tested the hypothesis that a …
suicide, drug overdose, and alcohol-related liver disease). We tested the hypothesis that a …
Polygenic score for educational attainment captures DNA variants shared between personality traits and educational achievement.
E Smith-Woolley, S Selzam… - Journal of Personality and …, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Genome-wide polygenic scores (GPS) can be used to predict individual genetic risk and
resilience. For example, a GPS for years of education (EduYears) explains substantial …
resilience. For example, a GPS for years of education (EduYears) explains substantial …