Addiction: From Genes to Drugs
Addiction: From genes to drugs
What are the roots of addiction – biological, psychological and social – and how might doctors recognize these risk factors to prevent addiction and treat people after they are hooked? Researchers at VCU are exploring the origins of addiction, from …
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Genetics of addiction: Twin studies
Twin studies offer a critical method to studying questions of nature and nurture in addiction research. Identical twins arise from the same fertilized egg, so they share 100 percent of their genes. If a trait is entirely genetic, identical twins …
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Bottoms Up to Finding Connection Between Genes and Addiction — Scientists have not found one master alcoholism gene in DNA but rather several that may affect a person’s susceptibility. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien…
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