Archives by: Mohini Banerjee
Thought-Controlled Genes Could Someday Help Us Heal
By Simon Makin
Scientific American
February 12, 2015
People can control prosthetic limbs, computer programs and even remote-controlled helicopters with their mind, all by using brain-computer ... Read more »
Media debates and ‘ethical publicity’ on social sex selection through preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) technology in Australia
By: Andrea Whittaker
Culture, Health & Sexuality: An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care
March 24, 2015
Abstract
This paper offers a critical discourse analysis of media ... Read more »
Unwarranted Optimism in Media Portrayals of Genetic Research on Addiction Overshadows Critical Ethical and Social Concerns
By: Jenny E. Ostergren, Molly J. Dingel, Jennifer B. McCormick & Barbara A. Koenig
Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives
March 25, 2015
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The cost of addiction ... Read more »
Ethics of genetic and biomarker test disclosures in neurodegenerative disease prevention trials.
By Scott Y.H. Kim, Jason Karlawish, Benjamin E. Berkman
Neurology
March 2015
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
Prevention trials for neurodegenerative diseases use genetic or other risk marker tests to select participants ... Read more »
Genetic Investigation of Autism-Related Social Communication Deficits
By Daniel B. Campbell
American Journal of Psychiatry
March 2015
Autism spectrum disorder includes a deficit in social communication as one of its underlying elements or endophenotypes. ... Read more »
IQ and Schizophrenia in a Swedish National Sample: Their Causal Relationship and the Interaction of IQ With Genetic Risk
By Kenneth S. Kendler, Henrik Ohlsson, Jan Sundquist, Kristina Sundquist
The American Journal of Psychiatry
March 2015
Abstract
Objective:
The authors sought to clarify the relationship between ... Read more »
Fitting Procedures for Novel Gene-by-Measured Environment Interaction Models in Behavior Genetic Designs
By Hao Zheng & Paul J. Rathouz
Behavior Genetics
March 2015
Abstract
For quantitative behavior genetic (e.g., twin) studies, Purcell proposed a novel model for testing gene-by-measured ... Read more »
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Obesity-Related Phenotypes in Chinese Twins Reared Apart and Together
By Bin Zhou et al.
Behavior Genetics
March 2015
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The relative importance of genetic and environmental influences on obesity-related phenotypes remains unclear, and few studies ... Read more »
Evaluating a unique, specialist psychiatric genetic counseling clinic: uptake and impact
By A. Inglis, D. Koehn, B. McGillivray, S.E. Stewart and J. Austin
Clinical Genetics
March 2015
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People with psychiatric disorders and their family members have expressed interest ... Read more »
Ethical and public policy challenges for pharmacogenomics
By Elliot S. Gershon, Ney Alliey-Rodriguez, and Kay Grennan
Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience
December 2014
Abstract
It is timely to consider the ethical and social questions raised by ... Read more »
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