ADHD

“A unified genetic theory for sporadic and inherited autism”

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

“Transposable Elements” by Swivelchair, all rights (if any) totally waived. This work was inspired by the work of Dr. Barbara McClintock.

Here’s today’s research paper:Zhao, X., Leotta, A., Kustanovich, V., Lajonchere, C., Geschwind, D.H., Law, K., Law, P., Qiu, S., Lord, C., Sebat, J., Ye, K., Wigler, M. (2007). A unified genetic theory for sporadic and [...]

Antisocial Genetic Type for ADHD has genetic variant for using up dopamine more quickly than normal

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

About 3000+ children diagnosed with ADHD were then tracked for many years to see if they developed antisocial behavior. The children were also genotyped as to a particular gene, the catechol O-methyltransferase gene (COMT) gene. The COMT gene is known to have variants associated with schizophrenia and other conditions involving trouble with cognition.
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From NYT City Room: Would-Be Jumper Sues Empire State Building

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

 
From the NY Times:
 

N.Y./Region
City Room: Would-Be Jumper Sues Empire State Building
By Anemona Hartocollis
Published: January 15, 2008
The professional parachute jumper who tried to leap off the city’s tallest building in 2006 released a video that shows him struggling with security guards and police officers on the observation deck.

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Love advice for the ladies: Watch out for men born in winter, especially Swedish ones

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Ladies: if you are marrying a man born in the winter, keep a closer eye on him than if you are marrying a man born in the summer, fall, or spring.
 

Gabriel Max, “The Lion Bride,” (via NYPL Digital Gallery)
Men having “thrill-seeking” genes who are born in winter are more “venturesome” than those born [...]

International Multi-Center ADHD Project

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

International Multi-Center ADHD Genetics Project
“The goal of the project is to complete a 600,000 tag SNP genome-wide association scan of 958 parent-child trios from the International Multisite ADHD Genetics (IMAGE) project, in order to assess the association of SNP markers with ADHD, analyze quantitative ADHD phenotypes, complete copy number analyses, assess parent of [...]