Megan J. Hemmings

Cape Town, WC, South Africa

Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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The role of gut microbiome in the pathophysiology of PTSD, depression, and anxiety disorders.

The role of gut microbiome in the pathophysiology of PTSD, depression, and anxiety disorders.

Journal: Gut microbes reports

Published: April 20, 2026

Sexual aggression and prenatal stress lead to poor maternal care and aggressive behaviour in male Wistar rat offspring.

Sexual aggression and prenatal stress lead to poor maternal care and aggressive behaviour in male Wistar rat offspring.

Journal: IBRO neuroscience reports

Published: August 07, 2025

The relationship between childhood trauma, rs1360780 genotypes, FKBP5 intron 7 methylation and posttraumatic stress disorder in women who have experienced rape.

The relationship between childhood trauma, rs1360780 genotypes, FKBP5 intron 7 methylation and posttraumatic stress disorder in women who have experienced rape.

Journal: European journal of psychotraumatology

Published: April 17, 2025

Associations of genetic variants in TCF7L2, MC4R, AGT and ACE genes with cardiometabolic diseases in Black South Africans.

Associations of genetic variants in TCF7L2, MC4R, AGT and ACE genes with cardiometabolic diseases in Black South Africans.

Journal: BMC medical genomics

Published: February 03, 2025

Differential microRNA expression in adolescent anxiety proneness.

Differential microRNA expression in adolescent anxiety proneness.

Journal: The European journal of neuroscience

Published: March 27, 2024

Social isolation induces sexually aggressive behaviour in male Wistar rats.

Social isolation induces sexually aggressive behaviour in male Wistar rats.

Journal: BMC neuroscience

Published: March 21, 2024

Prenatal maternal stress and offspring aggressive behavior: Intergenerational and transgenerational inheritance.

Prenatal maternal stress and offspring aggressive behavior: Intergenerational and transgenerational inheritance.

Journal: Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

Published: June 24, 2022

Risk and protective factors affecting the symptom trajectory of posttraumatic stress disorder post-rape.

Risk and protective factors affecting the symptom trajectory of posttraumatic stress disorder post-rape.

Journal: Journal of affective disorders

Published: May 17, 2021

Genetic variation in neuropeptide Y interacts with childhood trauma to influence anxiety sensitivity.

Genetic variation in neuropeptide Y interacts with childhood trauma to influence anxiety sensitivity.

Journal: Anxiety, stress, and coping

Published: January 25, 2021

Genome-wide differentially methylated genes associated with posttraumatic stress disorder and longitudinal change in methylation in rape survivors.

Genome-wide differentially methylated genes associated with posttraumatic stress disorder and longitudinal change in methylation in rape survivors.

Journal: Translational psychiatry

Published: November 19, 2020

Childhood trauma and genetic variation in the DAT 40-bp VNTR contribute to HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders.

Childhood trauma and genetic variation in the DAT 40-bp VNTR contribute to HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders.

Journal: IBRO neuroscience reports

Published: November 16, 2020

Longitudinal telomere length profile does not reflect HIV and childhood trauma impacts on cognitive function in South African women.

Longitudinal telomere length profile does not reflect HIV and childhood trauma impacts on cognitive function in South African women.

Journal: Journal of neurovirology

Published: November 06, 2020

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026