Study finds genetic link that may make us more prone to anxiety

By on March 8, 2016 in News

Are YOU hardwired to worry? Study finds genetic link that may make us more prone to anxiety

  • Researchers studying stressed chimps have found that anxious behaviour can be linked to a variation in specific genes
  • They also found a link between anxiety and the density of grey matter 
  • Experts spotted these genes and structures varied across the sexes
  • They believe the findings could be used to study mental health in humans

By RYAN O’HARE FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 07:37 EST, 3 March 2016 | UPDATED: 13:10 EST, 3 March 2016

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3474540/Are-hardwired-worry-Study-discovers-genes-make-anxious.html