Uri Bright
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2026
The genetics of fibromyalgia and its relationships to psychiatric and medical traits
Bright U, Beck S, Levey D, Deak J, Gaziano J, Stein M, Gelernter J. The genetics of fibromyalgia and its relationships to psychiatric and medical traits. Nature Communications 2026, 17: 6248. PMID: 42521668, PMCID: PMC13415558, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-75256-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Multi-ancestry investigation of the genomics of erectile dysfunction
Bright U, Chen Y, Deak J, Zhou H, Levey D, Gelernter J. Multi-ancestry investigation of the genomics of erectile dysfunction. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 11602. PMID: 41285899, PMCID: PMC12749275, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-66723-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe genetics of cannabis lifetime use
Bright U, Beck S, Galimberti M, Gupta P, Chen Y, Dao C, Nunez Y, Kranzler H, Zhou Y, Zhang Y, Choi K, Levey D, Gelernter J. The genetics of cannabis lifetime use. Neuropsychopharmacology 2025, 51: 554-564. PMID: 41044382, PMCID: PMC12824155, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-025-02255-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifferences and similarities between the genetic architecture of lifetime substance use across different substances
Bright U, Overstreet C, Levey D, Gelernter J. Differences and similarities between the genetic architecture of lifetime substance use across different substances. Psychological Medicine 2025, 55: e219. PMID: 40736093, PMCID: PMC12341034, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291725101293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCannabidiol Modulates Neuroinflammatory and Estrogen-Related Pathways in a Sex-Specific Manner in a Chronic Stress Model of Depression
Bright U, Akirav I. Cannabidiol Modulates Neuroinflammatory and Estrogen-Related Pathways in a Sex-Specific Manner in a Chronic Stress Model of Depression. Cells 2025, 14: 99. PMID: 39851527, PMCID: PMC11763596, DOI: 10.3390/cells14020099.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Cannabidiol Modulates Alterations in PFC microRNAs in a Rat Model of Depression
Bright U, Akirav I. Cannabidiol Modulates Alterations in PFC microRNAs in a Rat Model of Depression. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2023, 24: 2052. PMID: 36768376, PMCID: PMC9953518, DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032052.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Modulation of Endocannabinoid System Components in Depression: Pre-Clinical and Clinical Evidence
Bright U, Akirav I. Modulation of Endocannabinoid System Components in Depression: Pre-Clinical and Clinical Evidence. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2022, 23: 5526. PMID: 35628337, PMCID: PMC9146799, DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105526.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2021
Rapamycin prevents the long‐term impairing effects of adolescence Δ‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol on memory and plasticity in male rats
Sabran‐Cohen T, Bright U, Zer‐Aviv T, Akirav I. Rapamycin prevents the long‐term impairing effects of adolescence Δ‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol on memory and plasticity in male rats. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2021, 54: 6104-6122. PMID: 34405459, DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15425.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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- July 28, 2026
Yale Scientists Gain New Insight Into Genetic Architecture of Fibromyalgia
- December 02, 2025Source: Nature Communications
Multi-Ancestry Investigation of the Genomics of Erectile Dysfunction
- June 12, 2025
Yale Center for the Science of Cannabis and Cannabinoids Announces Skosnik Travel Award Recipients
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