12 Nov 2009
Faulty body clock may make kids bipolar

Backwards ClockGosh, I wonder what could possibly be disrupting their natural biological cycles?

Malfunctioning circadian clock genes may be responsible for bipolar disorder in children. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry found four versions of the regulatory gene RORB that were associated with pediatric bipolar disorder.

(link) [EurekAlert!]

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