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Genetic Links Between Eating Disorders and Other Psychiatric Disorders by Anjanee Sharma on  March 2, 2021 at 5:25 PM Genome analysis of over 20,000 British individuals has revealed genetic links between eating disorders, mental illnesses, and body weight regulation. Many recent studies have pointed out that anorexia nervosa shares predisposing genetic markers with various other psychiatric disorders. Genetic associations of anthropometric traits (like weight, BMI, or waist circumference) are different for each eating disorder, making the genetic predisposition to these t...

Psychiatric Disorders Can Lead to Early Onset of Alzheimer's by Anjanee Sharma on  February 25, 2021 at 6:35 PM New preliminary study reports that out of the people who develop Alzheimer's disease, depressed people may start experiencing symptoms of dementia about two years earlier than those without depression. People with anxiety may start experiencing the symptoms about three years earlier than those without anxiety. Along with anxiety and depression, the study also screened for a history of other disorders - bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and schiz...

Functional Seizures Linked to Stroke, Psychiatric Disorders by Colleen Fleiss on  January 11, 2021 at 11:30 PM A new study has confirmed associations between functional seizures and psychiatric disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and sexual assault trauma. The research was carried by Lea Davis, PhD, associate professor of Medicine and an investigator in the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute and team. In a large-scale study of electronic health records, Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have determined the prevalence of f...