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Autism Featured Genetics

·April 15, 2015·5 min read

Paternal Sperm May Hold Clues to Autism

A new study reports epigenetic tags on the DNA of paternal sperm is linked to autism symptoms in their offspring.

This image shows the location of the cerebral cortex in the human brain.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·March 5, 2015·3 min read

Researchers Map ‘Switches’ That Shaped the Evolution of the Human Brain

A new study provides detailed information about human specific changes in gene regulation and human brain development.

This is a brain slice with a glioblastoma brain tumor showing in it.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·March 3, 2015·2 min read

Study Shows Why Some Brain Cancers Resist Treatment

Researchers report they might have discovered why some people are resistant to standard treatments for brain cancer, and it's in their DNA.

This image a brain with a strand of DNA over it.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·February 25, 2015·2 min read

Hidden Gene Gives Hope for Improving Brain Function

The gene Gomafu might be key to understanding how our brain rapidly responds to stressful experiences, researchers report.

Featured Genetics

·February 19, 2015·4 min read

Evolving a Bigger Brain with Human DNA

Researchers have shown it is possible to pick out key changes in genetic code between humans and chimpanzees. They were then able to visualize the contributions to early brain development using mouse embryos.

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Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 18, 2015·5 min read

Epigenome of More than 100 Tissue and Cell Types Mapped

Researchers have successfully mapped the epigenome for more than 100 different tissue and cell types.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 13, 2015·6 min read

Seven Genes for X-Linked Intellectual Disability – (Correction)

Researchers have discovered new mutations on the X chromosome which can lead to various forms of intellectual disabilities.

The image is a mosaic representing the mutations across the brain.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·January 7, 2015·3 min read

Tracking Subtle Brain Mutations, Systematically

A new technique allows subtle mutations in brain cells to be traced and mapped spatially for the first time.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·December 12, 2014·5 min read

New Test Uses the Unique Genetics of Women to Uncover Neurologic Disorders

Researchers utilize new technique to track down the source of a neurological disorder in a young girl.

This image shows a graphic representation of mitochondria.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 13, 2014·4 min read

Greater Rates of Mitochondrial Mutations Discovered in Children Born to Older Mothers

Researchers report finding greater rates of mitochondrial mutations in the offspring of older mothers, as well as the mothers themselves.

This image shows the genetic mapping the researchers performed.

Featured Genetics

·September 1, 2014·2 min read

A Nucleotide Change Could Initiate Fragile X Syndrome

An alteration of a single nucleotide could initiate fragile X syndrome, a new study reports.

This is a CT scan of a patient with Rasmussen encephalitis.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·June 4, 2014·6 min read

Faster DNA Sleuthing Saves Critically Ill Boy Stricken by Encephalitis

A 14-year-old boy’s turnaround and quick recovery after being stricken by encephalitis - which led to him being hospitalized for six weeks and put into a medically induced coma after falling critically ill - shows that the newest generation of DNA analysis tools can be harnessed to reveal the cause of a life-threatening infection even when physicians have no suspects.

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DNA

Paternal Sperm May Hold Clues to Autism

Researchers Map ‘Switches’ That Shaped the Evolution of the Human Brain

Study Shows Why Some Brain Cancers Resist Treatment

Hidden Gene Gives Hope for Improving Brain Function

Evolving a Bigger Brain with Human DNA

Epigenome of More than 100 Tissue and Cell Types Mapped

Seven Genes for X-Linked Intellectual Disability – (Correction)

Tracking Subtle Brain Mutations, Systematically

New Test Uses the Unique Genetics of Women to Uncover Neurologic Disorders

Greater Rates of Mitochondrial Mutations Discovered in Children Born to Older Mothers

A Nucleotide Change Could Initiate Fragile X Syndrome

Faster DNA Sleuthing Saves Critically Ill Boy Stricken by Encephalitis

Uninherited Parental Genes Shape Child Development

Daily Activity and Positive Mood Form a Continuous Loop

Father’s Pre-Conception Drinking Damages Offspring Mitochondria

Disrupting Cancer Drug’s Cognitive Decline Loop

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