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IMAGE: Murray Stein, MD, MPH, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine and Public Health at UC San Diego School of Medicine. view more
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After analyzing the genomes of more than one-quarter of a million military veterans, a team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California San Diego, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS), Yale University and West Haven VA, have identified 18 specific, fixed positions on chromosomes (known as loci) that appear associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The findings validate the underlying biology of PTSD, its relationship to comorbid anxiety and depressive disorders and provide potential new targets for treatment, write the authors in the January 28, 2021 online issue of
Preservation rules hinder couple s plans to renovate old Excelsior property Project couple thought would be really cool has turned into a can of worms. January 23, 2021 7:43am Text size Copy shortlink:
John and Kelly Harrington knew the 120-year-old Victorian in downtown Excelsior needed work, but it still seemed the perfect place to launch a plan to live above their own boutique.
What they didn t realize when they bought the $750,000 former flower shop in March is how closely any renovations would have to follow a strict set of city requirements designed to maintain the exterior s original appearance. Quite candidly, we probably did not do our due diligence, John Harrington said. We naively thought we d be welcome to do these updates and changes and do something nice for the community.