Being a child of a parent with alcoholism significantly increases your risk for alcoholism as well as other mental disorders. This risk is most likely moderated by a complex interaction between genetic factors and environmental effects.Clinicians typically classify family (and parental) history of alcoholism as being present or absent. But the family history of alcoholism is more complex th
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June 17, 2010
Genetic Factors Appear To Be Associated With Development Of Disordered Gambling Among Women And Men
Genetic influences appear important in the development of gambling disorders in both women and men, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Pathological gambling is known to run in families, according to background information in the article...
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June 10, 2010
Genes Influence Development Of Gambling Disorders In Men And Women Suggests New Study
From studying Australian twins, new research says that genetic factors appear to influence the development of gambling disorders in both men and women. These were the findings of Dr Wendy S...
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January 12, 2010
Environment plays key role in developing reading skills, study finds
While genetics play a key role in children's initial reading skills, a new study of twins is the first to demonstrate that environment plays an important role in reading growth over time. The results give further evidence that children can make gains in reading during their early school years, above and beyond the important genetic factors that influence differences in reading.
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June 11, 2009
Genetic Link Found Between Stress-Induced Sleep Loss And Intrusive Thinking
The genetic factors that cause increased sleep problems during times of stress seem to be the same as those that make people with intrusive and ruminative thoughts have a higher prevalence of insomnia, according to a research abstract presented at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
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May 28, 2009
Genetic Link to Premature Ejaculation? (Psych Central)
According to experts, premature ejaculation (PE) is a common sexual complaint. Estimates vary, but as many as one out of three men may be affected by this problem at some time. Psychological, biological and now genetic factors can play a role in premature ejaculation. The recent finding of a genetic link came when [...]
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May 15, 2009
For Adolescent Crime Victims, Genetic Factors Play Lead Role
Genes trump environment as the primary reason that some adolescents are more likely than others to be victimized by crime, according to a criminologist.
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