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Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 25, 2013·3 min read

BPA May Affect the Developing Brain by Disrupting Gene Regulation

New research suggests environmental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical commonly found in plastics and resins, could suppress a gene critical to nerve cell function and the development of the central nervous system. Exposure to BPA could predispose humans to a number of neurodevelopmental and other health disorders.

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Featured Genetics

·July 29, 2013·6 min read

Statins Suppress Rett Syndrome Symptoms in Mice

According to a new study, statins could help treat Rett Syndrome.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·April 29, 2014·4 min read

Research Sees Overlap in Altered Genes Found in Schizophrenia, Autism and Intellectual Disability

Malfunctions in some of the same genes contribute to the pathology or some cases of schizophrenia, autism and intellectual disability.

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Autism Featured Genetics

·November 11, 2014·3 min read

Multiple Models Reveal New Genetic Links in Autism

Researchers have implicated a new gene associated with Rett syndrome in idiopathic autism.

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Autism Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 20, 2015·3 min read

Researchers Claim to Have Uncovered a Cause of Autism and Intellectual Disabilities

A new study claims researchers have identified a new cause for some cases of autism and other intellectual disabilities.

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Autism Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 27, 2015·6 min read

Experimental Drug Extends Lifespan and Could Reverse Rett Syndrome: Mouse Study

According to researchers, an experimental drug extends lifespan in male mice and ameliorates a number of behavioral symptoms of Rett syndrome in female mice, signifying the disorder may be reversible.

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Featured Genetics

·September 8, 2015·4 min read

Stem Cell Derived ‘Mini Brains’ Reveal Potential Drug Treatment for Rare Disease

Researchers have identified a drug candidate which appears to suppress a critical genetic alteration in dysfunctional cells.

Image shows human cells from a patient with Rett syndrome.

Autism Featured

·January 4, 2016·2 min read

New Drug Target May Lead to Novel Treatment for Severe Autism

Findings could lead to new treatments for Rett Syndrome and other forms of autism, researchers report.

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Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 2, 2016·4 min read

Researchers Identify a Possible New Drug Target for Rett Syndrome

Researchers have identified an important signaling pathway that, when corrected, appears to improve symptoms of Rett syndrome in mice.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 9, 2016·5 min read

Autism is Not Just a Disease of the Brain: Mouse Study

A new study reports some aspects of autism spectrum disorders are linked to defects in how peripheral nerves communicate sensory information to the brain.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles Pain

·June 26, 2016·5 min read

Exploring the Epigenetic Influences of Chronic Pain

According to new research, one protein can regulate the expression of a large number of genes that modulate pain.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·September 26, 2016·5 min read

Gene Regulation in Brain May Explain Repetitive Behaviors in Rett Syndrome Patients

A new study reports a protein associated with Rett syndrome is also among a group of three proteins that affect the function of a gene previously linked to OCD.

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