Our Intelligence app measuring where your intelligence stands vs the general population is calculated from your DNA. For sure, this is one of our most popular application on our marketplace.
Antonio Regalado wrote an interesting article for the MIT Technology Review about DNA intelligence tests and we take this opportunity to tell you what our app does.
Here is a quick excerpt from the article:
IQ scores for sale
MIT Technology Review found that genetic IQ assessments are already being offered by websites that provide information to people who’ve previously had their DNA measured by 23andMe or Ancestry.com.
Users of GenePlaza, for example, can upload their 23andMe data and pay $4 extra to access an “Intelligence App,” which rates their DNA using data from the big 2017 study on IQ genes.
It shows users where their genes place them on a bell curve from lower to higher IQ. A similar calculation is available from DNA Land.
A screenshot shows how the “intelligence app” for sale at GenePlaza.com uses a DNA test to rate a person’s IQ.
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Will you be among the first to pick your kids’ IQ? As machine learning unlocks predictions from DNA databases, scientists say parents could have choices never before possible.
The results come with disclaimers saying the results don’t mean much yet, because they predict only about 5 points of IQ. “I hope people are not getting it thinking that this is a true measure of their intelligence,” says Alain Coletta, a bioinformatics scientist and the founder of GenePlaza.
Our app was developed thanks to the work of Aysu Okbay from the Erasmus University of Amsterdam, of course, genetic discoveries are stil in their early phase.
Read the interesting paper written by the New-York Times on the same subject: In ‘Enormous Success,’ Scientists Tie 52 Genes to Human Intelligence. “This represents an enormous success,” said Paige Harden, a psychologist at the University of Texas, who was not involved in the study.
More than 300 million people of all ages suffer from depression in the world, so about 4pc of the world population. Yes we are human… In a few weeks, GenePlaza will launch its new app to have a genetic test to measure your predisposition regarding depression.
Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease a person’s ability to function at work and at home. More on Psychiatry.org
Major symptoms
Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or helplessness
Decreased energy or fatigue
Moving or talking more slowly
Feeling sad or having a depressed mood
Loss of interest or pleasure in activities once enjoyed
Changes in appetite — weight loss or gain unrelated to dieting
Trouble sleeping or sleeping too much
Feeling restless or having trouble sitting still
Difficulty concentrating, remembering, thinking or making decisions
Early-morning awakening, or oversleeping
Loss of energy or increased fatigue
Increase in purposeless physical activity (e.g., hand-wringing or pacing) or slowed movements and speech (actions observable by others)
Thoughts of death or suicide, or suicide attempts
Persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” mood
Feelings of hopelessness, or pessimism
IrritabilityFeeling restless or having trouble sitting stillAppetite and/or weight changes
Aches or pains, headaches, cramps, or digestive problems without a clear physical cause and/or that do not ease even with treatment
Risk factors
It is one of the most common mental disorders in the world. Current research suggests that depression is caused by a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and psychological factors.
Personal or family history
Major life changes, trauma, or stress
Certain physical illnesses and medications
Biochemistry: Differences in certain chemicals in the brain may contribute to symptoms of depression.
Genetics: Depression can run in families. For example, if one identical twin has depression, the other has a 70 percent chance of having the illness sometime in life.
Personality: People with low self-esteem, who are easily overwhelmed by stress, or who are generally pessimistic appear to be more likely to experience depression.
Environmental factors: Continuous exposure to violence, neglect, abuse or poverty may make some people more vulnerable to depression.
Depression is different from usual mood fluctuations and short-lived emotional responses to challenges in everyday life. Especially when long-lasting and with moderate or severe intensity, depression may become a serious health condition. It can cause the affected person to suffer greatly and function poorly at work, at school and in the family. At its worst, depression can lead to suicide. Close to 800 000 people die due to suicide every year. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in 15-29-year-olds.
Although there are known, effective treatments for depression, fewer than half of those affected in the world (in many countries, fewer than 10%) receive such treatments. Barriers to effective care include a lack of resources, lack of trained health-care providers, and social stigma associated with mental disorders. Another barrier to effective care is inaccurate assessment.
Depression statistics for some countries in the world (alphabetical ranking)
Coming soon… GenePlaza will implement the genetic based research to help you to understand your genetic predisposition to depression.
It will tell you if you have a higher risk or lower risk to be depressed according to your genes. We all know that we have health predispositions due to our ancestors as written above:
Genetics are one of the main risk factors for depression: Depression can run in families. For example, if one identical twin has depression, the other has a 70 percent chance of having the illness sometime in life.
Do you want to take this test?
At GenePlaza, we help people to get to know themselves better thanks to our App Store.
We are happy to share with you the review of DNAtestingchoice about GenePlaza.
They did an extensive work about our site and about the customer journey within our site:
Their review covers:
Summary
Full Review
Product Expectations
Ordering Experience
Data Upload
The Results
Results Section: ‘ Neuroticism App’
Marketplace Experience
Summary
We are please to find out that DNAtestingchoice gave us a 4.5 stars out of 5!
Here is an extract of the review:
Summary
GenePlaza gave me a means to reuse my genetic information, with a selection of diverse web apps that could analyse my DNA in different ways to tell me more about my genetic predispositions. I thought their range of web apps was fairly decent, and was pleased to see that there were more coming soon.
The prices of their web apps ranged from relatively inexpensive to relatively expensive. However, uploading your DNA or purchasing a kit entitled you to free credit, and so some apps were essentially free, and all the apps were available to me regardless of which option I chose.
Full Review
GenePlaza was founded in January 2017, the company’s CEO, earned his Ph.D. in bioinformatics from the University of Manchester, UK.
Based in Brussels, Belgium, GenePlaza offers web apps that allow you to use your genetic data to learn more about yourself.
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