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Researchers identified connections in the brain that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may inherit from their parents.
… Ph.D., senior author and an investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome … inherited brain disorders, Phillip Shaw Ph.D., Social and Behavioral Research Branch, SBRB, brain connectome … …
Clinical Research
The Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Genetic Research Study explores the genetic factors contributing to ADHD to improve treatment in the future.
… study. The questionnaires will ask about past medical and behavioral histories. These questionnaires take approximately …
Genetic Disorders
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rapidly progressive form of muscular dystrophy caused by a mutation in the DMD gene.
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NHGRI researchers and colleagues are calling for health disparities research that focuses on the microbiome.
… about the socioeconomic, psychosocial, cultural and behavioral factors in people of diverse ancestry, according … co-author and associate investigator in NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch . "Social scientists should be … light on how feeding practices relate to biological and behavioral factors such a mother's weight, eating habits and …
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NHGRI researchers seek help from people with Sickle Cell Disease to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms.
… J.D., an associate investigator with NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch , Division of Intramural Research. … S, INSIGHTS Study, Vence Bonham, Laura Koehly, Social and Behavioral Research Branch, SBRB … NHGRI researchers seek …
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The Social Genomics Project aims to understand what people around the world think about the intersections between genomics, genetics and society.
… Social Genomics Project, conducted by NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB), aims to understand what … Social Genomics Project, Laura Koehly Ph.D., Social and Behavioral Research Branch, SBRB … The Social Genomics …
Educational Resources
Monosomy refers to the condition in which only one chromosome from a pair is present in cells rather than the two copies usually found in diploid cells.
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Mothers may be able to reduce guilt over their children's inherited obesity guilt by being more careful in the future about their children's diet.
… of course. Healthcare providers who discuss genomics and behavioral risk factors with overweight mothers may make … Ph.D., an associate investigator with the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome … about genomics - in weight loss as well as in other conditions - will become increasingly commonplace. Therefore, …
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How well cancer patients fare after chemotherapy can be affected by their social interaction with other patients during treatment.
… them," Jeff Lienert, lead author in NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch and a National Institutes of … School, Laura Koehly, Ph.D., chief of NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch, and Christopher Marcum, Ph.D., a staff scientist also in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch. The circles in this depiction of …
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Diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School.
… , Jr., J.D., associate investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at NIH's National Human Genome … and genomic databases, Vence Bonham, Social and Behavioral Research Branch, SBRB, GWAS catalog, dbGAP … …