The Silence of Sickle Cell Disease
A new study sheds light on why those with sickle cell disease are prone to suffering from 'silent stroke'.... Read More...
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Two Windows Into the Brain
A new study reveals a direct link between altered brain activity and social deficits in ASD.... Read More...
Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms in Youth May Be a Red Flag For Other Psychological Issues
A new study reports obsessive and compulsive behaviors in young people may represent a red flag for other more serious psychiatric conditions. Researchers report a link between OCS and an increased risk of depression and suicidal thoughts in young people.... Read More...
Video Game Based ‘Digital Medicine’ May Help Children with ASD and Co-Occurring ADHD
Study confirms the acceptability, feasibility and safety for using Project: EVO, a action video game experience, for children on the autism spectrum with co-occurring ADHD.... Read More...
How the Brain’s “Reward Circuit” Plays a Key Role in Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder
A new meta-analysis of neuroimaging data reveals people with ASD process social and nonsocial rewards differently than those without an autism diagnosis.... Read More...
Stimulating a Brain Pathway Reduces Depressive Behavior: Mouse Study
Stimulating the Ent circuit helped improve depressive behaviors in mouse models of major depressive disorder, researchers report.... Read More...
‘Missing Mutation’ Found in Severe Infant Epilepsy
Researchers establish SCN3A genetic mutations cause infantile epileptic encephalopathy.... Read More...
Brain Remaps Itself in Child with Double Hand Transplant
Researchers report massive cortical reorganization was reversed in a child who received a double hand transplant following amputation in infancy.... Read More...
Clarifying the Role of CHOP/GADD153 in Cell Death
A new study that investigates the molecular mechanism of CHOP dependent apoptosis has important implications in Alzheimer's and other diseases.... Read More...
Sleep-Deprived Mice Show Connections Among Lack of Shut-eye, Diabetes and Age
Sleep deprivation could contribute to the dysfunction of pancreatic cells. These functions may be exacerbated by aging, a new study reports.... Read More...