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A genome-wide association study has identified five new genetic risk loci that can pass on risk for harmful alcohol use from parents to children, and confirmed one previously identified risk locus.

Research finds that people with substance-use problems who read a message describing addiction as a disease are less likely to report wanting to engage in effective therapies, compared to those who read a message that addiction behaviors are subject to change.

Researchers are studying the effects of environmental toxins and elevated water temperatures on fish fertilization, as well as the role of microplastics in the food chain of fish.

Prostate cancer cells develop the ability to mimic bone-forming cells called osteoblasts, enabling them to proliferate in the bone microenvironment –researchers describe how in a new study.

Understanding the genetics of lipid species offers information beyond that provided by routine lipid screening, and can help improve risk prediction and treatment. In the first large-scale study, novel lipid-associated genetic variants were identified, some of which were linked with risk for cardiovascular disease, such as heart attacks and strokes.

Scientists now show that cancer cells of glioblastomas – conspicuously aggressive solid brain tumors – manifest developmental plasticity and their phenotypic characteristics are less constrained than previously believed.

Adults consuming whole grain rye have lower plasma serotonin levels than people eating low-fibre wheat bread, which may be linked to the wider health benefits of whole grains.

A protein from Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV), which can infect monkeys and apes and cause an AIDS-like disease in the natural host, has shown promise as a potential component of a vaccine against HIV.

Researchers have used a combination of two computer models to study the ways that different kinds of neurons synchronize, and to delve into the oscillatory patterns that are produced by that synchronization.

Viruses interact with proteins in the biological fluids of their host resulting in a layer of proteins on the viral surface. This makes the virus more infectious and facilitates the formation of plaques characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.