NCCR-Synapsy

The Synaptic Bases of Mental Diseases

Lundbeck Institute Psychiatry Award attributed to a Synapsy study

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The Lundbeck Institute awarded the Psychiatry Prize 2014 to Eva Choong and Prof. Chin B. Eap for their study on a gene that appears to be associated with overweight and obesity in psychiatric patients. The Prize will be delivered November Read more…


Gene appears to be associated with obesity in psychiatric patients

obesity vs normal

A gene appears to be associated with overweight and obesity in psychiatric patients, as well as the general population, according to a report of Prof. Chin-Bin Eap’s group, published in JAMA Psychiatry. The CREB-regulated transcription coactivator 1 (CRTC1) gene is Read more…