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·June 7, 2016·6 min read

Link Between Mom’s Immune Dysfunction in Pregnancy and Autism with Intellectual Disability in Offspring

A new study reports pregnant women with high levels of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines may have a significantly increased risk of having a child with autism combined with an intellectual disability.

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Featured Neurology

·June 6, 2016·5 min read

Researchers Detail Link Between Stress and Diabetes

Researchers report they have established a link between emotional stress and diabetes.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·February 25, 2016·3 min read

Immunotherapy May Improve Cognition in People With Schizophrenia

A small study supports the mounting evidence that targeted immunotherapy can help improve cognitive ability in people with schizophrenia.

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Autism Featured

·January 29, 2016·5 min read

Severe Maternal Inflammation Can Lead to Autism-Like Behaviors in Children

According to a new study, immune molecules produced by severe inflammation in mothers appears to interfere with brain development in their offspring.

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Featured Psychology

·January 26, 2016·3 min read

Monoclonal Antibody Shows Promise for Reducing Memory and Learning Problems in Schizophrenia

Researchers report a monoclonal antibody that shows promise in the fight against cancer also appears to help reduce learning and memory problems associated with schizophrenia.

Featured Neurology

·May 6, 2015·4 min read

Dopamine Could Play a Role in Promoting Chronic Pain

New findings could open the doors for the development of treatments for chronic pain.

Featured Neurology

·February 2, 2013·3 min read

Researchers Identify Biomarker and Potential Therapy Target in MS

Researchers discover proteins in the IL-6 signaling pathway may be leveraged as novel biomarkers of multiple sclerosis (MS) to gauge disease activity and as a target for new therapies.

Autism

·February 14, 2012·2 min read