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Identification of risk factors for antisocial behaviour by machine learning
19. Jun 2020
Over the last decades, scientists around the world have tried to explain the roots of antisocial behaviour and factors that might help predict it. Still, no upstanding answers have been provided. Based on ECPBHS data we wanted to identify those factors th More...
Low cholesterol levels in children predict impulsivity in young adulthood
17. Jun 2020
Severe behavioural issues such as impulsive action and suicide have since long been associated with low levels of cholesterol. While it is known that cholesterol plays a role in neural development and hence low levels of serum lipids could have long-term More...
Special prize to our PhD student!
3. Jun 2020
We are happy to announce that our PhD student Gerly Tamm has received the Student Research Award Honorable Mention from Association for Psychological Science 32nd Annual Convention with her poster presentation “Present vs Past Diagnoses of Social Anxiet More...
Read our blogs! We have been blogging for a while
2. Jun 2020
As a result of Horizon 2020 projects (CoCA and Eat2BeNICE), we have been blogging about our findings and other interesting topics. The first blog was Triin Kurrikoff's "", where she writes about ADHD-related genes and how COMT gene affects enter More...
The ECPBHS study specifies timing of the effect of transcription factor AP-2B on obesity and energy metabolism, and reveals gender differences
16. Jul 2019
The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased worldwide and is affecting millions of adults and children (1). The development of obesity is complex with factors like genetics, individual metabolism, dietary and physical activity choices, food and More...