Phoenix: Crimora Players’ theater production to raise funds for child with rare genetic disorder
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Until a couple years ago, Phoenix Oberg was an average child living in the Valley with her older brother and parents.
Search Results for genetic disorders
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Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center at VCU recognized as Center of Excellence
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Virginia Commonwealth University’s Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center is now one of only 33 centers in the United States and 47 medical centers worldwide recognized by the Parkinson’s Foundation as a Center of Excellence. In Virginia, VCU’s center is the only one holding the elite designation.
Study ID’s genetic loci associated with anti-social behavior, alcohol, opioid addiction
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An analysis of data from 1.5 million people has identified 579 locations in the genome associated with a predisposition to different behaviors and disorders related to self-regulation.
UVA reveals how genetic differences in fat shape men’s, women’s health risks
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New University of Virginia research is revealing how genetic differences in the fat in men’s and women’s bodies affect the diseases each sex is likely to get.
Body dysmorphic disorder: What it is, and how it contributes to eating disorders
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Teens with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) have convinced themselves they have a severe flaw (or flaws) affecting their physical appearance. In most cases, no such flaw exists, or the flaw is hardly noticeable by others.
VTCRI researchers join forces to improve life for children with genetic disorder
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Audrey Alves had just turned 2 when she first visited the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Neuromotor Research Clinic a year ago. Unlike most toddlers her age, she struggled to sit, crawl, and communicate.
VCU study: Divorce increases risk for developing alcohol use disorders
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Divorce is causally related to a significant increase in risk for development of alcohol use disorders, according to a new VCU study.
VCU study investigates genetic, environmental factors in alcohol use disorder, divorce
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Alcohol use disorder and divorce are strongly correlated, meaning that experiencing one makes it more likely to experience the other in one’s lifetime.
VCU, Swedish study finds resilience protects against risk for developing alcohol use disorders
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Resilience considerably reduces risk for developing alcohol use disorders, according to a new study conducted by researchers at VCU.
VCU, Swedish study finds marriage protects against risk for developing alcohol use disorders
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Marriage is causally related to a significant reduction in risk for development of alcohol use disorders, according to a new study.
