Patricia A. Handschuh
@patriciaannaha.bsky.social
Academic Visitor, University of Oxford, UK | Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Neuroscientist, Medical University of Vienna, AT 🧠🤍
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3524-3646
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3524-3646
Excited to share our latest paper exploring how sunlight🌞 relates to SERT 🧬 methylation:
#UnexpectedFindings: More sunlight ➡️ lower #SLC6A4 #methylation ➡️ possibly higher SERT expression ➡️ lower serotonin availability.
Surprisingly not #SAD-specific.
New paper OA: doi.org/10.1080/1562...
#UnexpectedFindings: More sunlight ➡️ lower #SLC6A4 #methylation ➡️ possibly higher SERT expression ➡️ lower serotonin availability.
Surprisingly not #SAD-specific.
New paper OA: doi.org/10.1080/1562...
Summer and SERT: Effect of daily sunshine hours on SLC6A4 promoter methylation in seasonal affective disorder
Knowledge on how sunlight impacts SERT activity via SLC6A4 promoter methylation in Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) remains limited. This study aimed to investigate the effect of daily sunshine du...
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April 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Excited to share our latest paper exploring how sunlight🌞 relates to SERT 🧬 methylation:
#UnexpectedFindings: More sunlight ➡️ lower #SLC6A4 #methylation ➡️ possibly higher SERT expression ➡️ lower serotonin availability.
Surprisingly not #SAD-specific.
New paper OA: doi.org/10.1080/1562...
#UnexpectedFindings: More sunlight ➡️ lower #SLC6A4 #methylation ➡️ possibly higher SERT expression ➡️ lower serotonin availability.
Surprisingly not #SAD-specific.
New paper OA: doi.org/10.1080/1562...