Researchers are reporting that new Autism genes have been discovered.
Neuroscience research on Autism has shown how misoprostol interferes with neuronal cell function.
University of Bristol researchers have prevented a major breathing complication of Rett syndrome. Patients with Rett syndrome sometimes experience abnormal breathing, breath holding and other breathing problems that can lead to asphyxiation, brain damage and even be fatal. This new research show that by increasing aminobutyric acid and stimulating specific serotonin receptors in the brain, life threatening symptoms of breath arrests were abolished.
The world's first basic research institute for childhood neurological diseases opened in Houston, Texas and is part of the Texas Children's Hospital. Some of the research the new research insitute will focus on includes childhood neurological diseases such as autism, epilepsy, Rett syndrome, cerebral palsy, ataxias and Batten disease. More details about the new institute are provided in the press release below.
Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS) research shows that inhibiting histone acetylation could help control expression of toxic mRNA. FXTAS symptoms are mainly caused by overproduction of toxic mRNA, making this research very important for researchers working with FXTAS.
Scientists found that the protein named reelin is deeply involved in the migration of new nerve cells to the neocortex...
World Autism Awareness Day is here. April 2, 2011 marks the fourth annual World Autism Awareness Day. To help build...
Researchers from the CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) have identified a new gene that predisposes people to both autism and epilepsy....
NIH-funded study demonstrates feasibility and effectiveness of conducting systematic screening during well-baby check-ups A five-minute checklist that parents can fill...
Discovery points to a common cause for multifaceted disease For decades, autism researchers have faced a baffling riddle: how to...
From the Petri dish into a living organism, for the first time U-M scientists observe key aspects of how the...
Team reconstituted stem cells’ “family tree” A Johns Hopkins team has discovered in young adult mice that a lone brain...
