Environment, Development,
Genetics & Epigenetics
in Mental Health Lab
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Our latest research on mental health and cognitive ageing:
John, A., James, S., Patel, U., Rusted, J., Richards, M., & Gaysina, D. Longitudinal associations of affective symptoms with mid-life cognitive function: Evidence from a British birth cohort. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 2019, In press. doi:10.1192/bjp.2019.24
John A, Patel U, Rusted J, Richards M, Gaysina D. Affective problems and decline in cognitive state in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 2019, 49(3), 353-365. doi.org/10.1017/S0033291718001137.
* You can also read about this study in the Sussex Psychology Blog and the University of Sussex News.
**It was featured in interviews for BBC Radio Sussex (0.42 minutes in) and Being Patient and and has received worldwide media coverage.
Our new publications on genetics and mental health:
Koike S, Gaysina D, Jones PB, Wong A, Richards M. Catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) functional haplotype is associated with recurrence of affective symptoms: A prospective birth cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2018, 229: 437-442. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.12.044.
Gaysina D. Folic acid in pregnancy – MTHFR gene explains why the benefits may differ. The Conversation, 4th of May, 2018.
Our books:
Malykh S, Kovas Y, and Gaysina D. (Eds.) Behavioural Genetics for Education. Palgrave Macmillan, 2016: ISBN 9781137437310. Available online.
Malykh, S.B., Kovas, Y., Gaysina, D.A. (Eds) (2016). Behavioural Genomics: Child Development and Education. Publishing House of Tomsk State University, Tomsk. 442 pages. ISBN 978-5-94621-585-5 [pdf]