Loneliness Is Gene Deep

Loneliness is gene deep, its molecular signature is reflected in the lonely person’s DNA. This was the conclusion of a new US study by scientists at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and other US academic centres.The study is published in the latest issue of the journal Genome Biology.The researchers discovered a distinct pattern of gene expression in immune cells of people who are chronically extremely lonely. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Psychology on September 20th, 2007