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Traumatic experiences boost the effect of depression-linked genes

Health

Traumatic experiences boost the effect of depression-linked genes

Experiencing trauma seems to alter the way genes for depression are expressed. The vulnerable genes may also help us identify people who might benefit from cognitive behavioural therapies

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New understanding of mental illness may improve access to treatment

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New understanding of mental illness may improve access to treatment

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A radical idea suggests mental health conditions have a single cause

Features

What is a chimera?

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What is a chimera?

Inflammatory joint pain

Health

23andMe has sold the rights to develop a drug based on its users’ DNA

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Robert Plomin at 51¶¯Âþ Live

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The genetic revolution: Can we predict school performance from DNA?

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Rowan Hooper interviews super humans at 51¶¯Âþ Live

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How to be superhuman: The science behind extraordinary abilities

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Hannah Critchlow

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Can we really choose our own fate, or is free will an illusion?

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Angela Saini and Lilian Anekwe

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Race science: How dangerous and discredited ideas persist in biology

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Gina Rippon

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Neuroscientist Gina Rippon: Busting the myth of male and female brains

Any differences in the brains of males and females are not the result of a fixed biological blueprint, says neuroscientist Gina Rippon

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How we're using CRISPR to fight cancer

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Technology

Why US police could be using your genes to profile you right now

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Health

Sequencing the genome of every UK baby would be an ethical minefield

Analysis

Technology

DNA sites propose security plans to address genetic privacy fears

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