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Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·September 12, 2016·5 min read

Brain’s Stunning Genomic Diversity Revealed

Researchers report on how jumping genes can go awry and cause disease.

Image shows an MRI scan of a fetal brain with Zika.

Featured Neurology

·September 12, 2016·7 min read

Study Details How Zika Disrupts Fetal Brain Development

Researchers report they have been able to successfully document the abnormal brain development of a fetus following the mother contracting Zika virus during pregnancy.

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Autism Featured Psychology

·September 8, 2016·5 min read

Potential Drug Target for Increasing Social Interaction in Autism: Mouse Study

A new study reports on a new drug target that has the potential to increase social interaction in some forms of ASD.

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Featured Genetics Neurology

·September 8, 2016·5 min read

Rare and Common Genetic Variants Combine to Cause Skull Fusion Disorder

Researchers have identified genetic mutations they believe are responsible for midline craniosynostosis.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·September 7, 2016·4 min read

Emotionally Invested Parents Give Children a Leg Up in Life

According to researchers, children who have emotionally invested parents are more likely to be successful.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·September 5, 2016·4 min read

From DNA to Disease, Study Describes a Rare, New Brain Disorder

Researchers have identified genetics mutations involved in a rare and unnamed neurological disorder.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology

·September 5, 2016·7 min read

Pregnant Woman’s Immune Response Could Lead to Brain Disorders in Kids

A new report considers how maternal immune activation can affect neurodevelopment in the developing fetus, and concludes the mother's immune response to infection could alone be sufficient enough to cause life long changes in brain architecture, function and behavior in her offspring.

Featured Psychology

·September 2, 2016·4 min read

Babies Chew on Subtle Social and Cultural Cues at Mealtime

Babies pay close attention to what food is eaten around them and who is eating it, a new study reports.

Autism Featured Genetics

·September 1, 2016·5 min read

Zinc May Help Reverse Brain Changes in Autism

According to researchers, cellular changes in the brain caused by genetic mutations associated with Autism can be reversed with the help of zinc.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·August 25, 2016·2 min read

How Postsynaptic Density Forms and Why Defects Can Cause Autism

A new study provides insights into why mutations altering the SynGAP/PSD-95 interaction can contribute to various brain disorders.

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Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·August 23, 2016·7 min read

Report Details Pre and Postnatal Brain Defects From Zika

Researchers have published a spectrum of imaging findings in babies and fetuses infected with the Zika virus.

Image shows a girl holding up a sign with autism written on it.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·August 23, 2016·6 min read

Chemicals Banned 40 Years Ago Linked to Increased Autism Risk Today

Despite being banned in the late 1970's, organochlorine chemical exposure during pregnancy increases the risk for autism in offspring, a new study reports.