A polygenic score (PGS) or polygenic risk score (PRS) is an estimate of an individual's
genetic liability to a trait or disease, calculated according to their genotype profile and …

Objectives Genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) have become increasingly popular to
identify associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and phenotypic …

Psychiatric genetics has made substantial progress in the last decade, providing new
insights into the genetic etiology of psychiatric disorders, and paving the way for precision …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common complex condition associated with high
morbidity and mortality. Polygenic prediction could enhance CKD screening and prevention; …

Bipolar disorder (BD) is one of the most heritable mental illnesses, but the elucidation of its
genetic basis has proven to be a very challenging endeavor. Genome-Wide Association …

The predisposition to neuropsychiatric disease involves a complex, polygenic, and
pleiotropic genetic architecture. However, little is known about how genetic variants impart …

Little is known about the genetic architecture of traits affecting educational attainment other
than cognitive ability. We used genomic structural equation modeling and prior genome …

What happens in our brains when we compose a melody, write a poem, paint a picture, or
choreograph a dance sequence? How is this different from what occurs in the brain when …

Personality is influenced by genetic and environmental factors and associated with mental
health. However, the underlying genetic determinants are largely unknown. We identified six …

A founder of the field of evolutionary medicine uses his decades of experience as a
psychiatrist to provide a much-needed new framework for making sense of mental illness …