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Five major psychiatric diseases have overlapping patterns of genetic activity, new study shows
washingtonpost. ^ | by Amy Ellis Nutt February 8 at 2:00 PM Email the author

Posted on 02/08/2018 11:48:08 AM PST by BenLurkin

Many studies have identified variations in the genetic code that seem to be more common in people with psychiatric disorders. This approach goes a step further to show how genes are more or less active in the brains of people with various conditions. The study confirmed that genetic variations contributed to the patterns of activity in the brains, but as the authors wrote, “there is undoubtedly a contribution from environmental effects.”

Psychiatric disorders have some overlapping symptoms, making them difficult to diagnose. The molecular signatures in the new study suggested that schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and autism have dysfunctional synapses, the points of contact between neurons where they exchange information. Brain support cells called microglia and astroglia had unusual patterns of activity in some of the disorders as well.

Geschwind credits not only technological advances for the breakthrough, but an extraordinary level of international collaboration made possible by the National Institutes of Health's PsyEncode consortium, which encourages the sharing of information. The drop in cost of sequencing genetic code has also helped

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: amyellisnutt; autism; bipolar; bipolardisorder; districtofcolumbia; genes; genetic; godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble; psychiatric; psychiatricdisorders; schizophrenia; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost
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there is undoubtedly a contribution from environmental effects

I'll take Global Warming® for $300, Alex.

21 posted on 02/08/2018 1:28:32 PM PST by IncPen ("Inside of every progressive is a Totalitarian screaming to get out" ~ David Horowitz)
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To: rovenstinez

You left out SSAD.


22 posted on 02/08/2018 1:41:32 PM PST by doorgunner69 (Give me the liberty to take care of my own security..........)
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To: DannyTN

I forget where I saw the reference to the paper, but I remember a claim with supporting evidence that Autism and a lot of other mental problems are linked to fever at a critical time during pregnancy. There is anecdotal evidence that those born in 1919 had a higher rate of schizophrenia, possibly because their mothers caught the flu.


23 posted on 02/08/2018 1:46:05 PM PST by Fraxinus (My opinion, worth what you paid.)
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To: DannyTN

My mom and my son are bipolar. I know my mom has never done pot. Both got triggered after major events: my dad almost dying triggered my mom and my son saw his roommate try to kill himself by jumping off their apartment building.

I know lots of people with autistic kids who never did pot.


24 posted on 02/08/2018 1:47:49 PM PST by luckystarmom
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To: luckystarmom

I’m not saying pot is always the cause.


25 posted on 02/08/2018 1:49:46 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: DannyTN

Vaccines


26 posted on 02/08/2018 1:58:06 PM PST by 100American (Knowledge is knowing how, Wisdom is knowing when)
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To: ClearCase_guy
Beyond that, psychological problems are mostly variants of neurotic behavior which is just "thinking incorrectly" and you can train people out of that.

"Any man caught thinking incorrectly spends a night in the box."

27 posted on 02/08/2018 3:00:47 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: Sans-Culotte

That is a personality disorder not a brain dysfunction


28 posted on 02/08/2018 4:19:04 PM PST by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: alexander_busek

some personality disorders have up to 50% heritability.


29 posted on 02/08/2018 4:19:38 PM PST by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: BenLurkin

Prehistoric autism helped produce much of the world’s earliest great art, study says
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/prehistoric-autism-cave-paintings-barry-wright-penny-spikins-university-of-york-a8351751.html


30 posted on 05/16/2018 8:57:39 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
"...by Amy Ellis Nutt"

Note: this topic is from 02/08/2018. Thanks BenLurkin.

31 posted on 07/31/2018 1:34:51 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Found BF Skinner!


32 posted on 07/31/2018 6:18:08 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (MAGAMarchOnWashington.com)
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To: Steely Tom; ClearCase_guy

“Any man caught thinking incorrectly spends a night in the box.”

I think he was referring to, inter alia, Albert Ellis and the practitioners of Rational Emotive Therapy.


33 posted on 07/31/2018 7:01:12 PM PDT by dsc (Our system of government cannot survive one-party control of communications.)
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