Changes from head injuries associated with increases in youth offending
Head injuries have been associated with an increase in violent offences and prolonged periods of criminal persistence in young offenders.... Read More...
neurodevelopment
Hypersociability in Williams syndrome result of Myelination deficits
Myelin thickness and oligodendrocytes were significantly reduced in the prefrontal cortex in mouse models of Williams syndrome. ... Read More...
Proteins stand up to nerve cell regression
Study reveals the critical and novel roles Integrator complex proteins play in promoting healthy brain development in flies. ... Read More...
Behavioral disorders in kids with autism linked to reduced brain connectivity
Reduced connectivity between the amygdala and ventrolateral prefrontal cortex has been identified in children on the autism spectrum who exhibit disruptive behaviors, compared to those on the spectrum who do not. Findings suggest this distinct brain network could be independent of core autism symptoms.... Read More...
Young children judge others based on facial features as much as adults do
Children as young as five use facial appearance to determine meaningful judgements and expectations of the behavior of others. ... Read More...
Screen time associated with behavioral problems in preschoolers
Two or more hours of screen time is associated with inattention problems in preschool-aged children. ... Read More...
Anesthesia sends neurons down the wrong path in unborn rat babies
In utero exposure to anesthesia appears to disrupt the migration of neurons to developing brain areas critical to language and cognition in rats. ... Read More...
Shutting down deadly pediatric brain cancer at its earliest moments
Dysregulation of Zfp36l1 causes neural lineage progenitor cells to grow rapidly, taking on the properties of fast growing stem cells as they become cancerous.... Read More...
Autism rate rises 43 percent in New Jersey
The prevalence of 4-year-old children being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in New Jersey increased by 43% within a four-year span. Researchers determine the prevalence rate of ASD is one in 35, according to a new report from the CDC and Rutgers University. ... Read More...
Breast milk analyses show new opportunities for reducing risk of childhood obesity
Maternal obesity is associated with differences in breast milk composition from that of mothers with a lower BMI. The variations of the metabolites may contribute to a higher risk of childhood obesity in children whose mothers are overweight. The findings point to a potential breast milk dependent mechanism for the mother-child transmission of obesity.... Read More...
Higher lead in topsoil boosts probability of cognitive difficulties in 5-year-old boys
Higher levels of lead in topsoil have been linked to an increased risk of cognitive impairments, learning difficulties, and problems with decision making in 5-year-old boys.... Read More...
Protein pileup affects social behaviors through altered brain signaling
Study implicates disrupted autophagy and protein aggregation in the pathogenesis of autism schizophrenia and social behavior deficits in other disorders.... Read More...