Medical Xpress

Many genes have been linked to autism—but a new study suggests it may be their path to the brain that matters

Using a CRISPR gene-editing tool, they switched off 23 genes associated with neurodevelopmental disorders in human brain cells. They then tracked how each genetic disruption altered gene activity ...
Food & Wine

Can’t Stop Popping THC Edibles? Your Genes Might Explain It

Researchers studying DNA from 131,895 individuals frequently observed two genes — CADM2 and GRM3 — related to patterns of starting and continuing cannabis use. A 2025 study, published in Molecular ...
Medical Xpress

Genetic variants linked with higher risk of developing bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition characterized by extreme mood swings, with alternating periods of depression and manic episodes. Past research suggests that bipolar disorder has a strong ...
Science Daily

Your DNA may shape how you use cannabis

A major collaboration between UC San Diego and 23andMe identified genes that shape cannabis use behaviors. The study linked the CADM2 and GRM3 genes to cannabis use and connected these patterns to ...
Yale Environment 360

Many genes have been linked to autism – but a new study suggests it may be their path to the brain that matters

In recent years scientists have identified hundreds of different genes associated with autism, a burst of discovery that has prompted a new and perplexing question: how can so many different genes ...