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Genetics researchers find new neurodevelopmental syndrome

Neuroscience NewsOctober 3, 2019

NKAP-related syndrome, a newly identified neurodevelopmental disorder caused by mutations in the NKPA gene, causes developmental delays, intellectual disabilities, behavioral abnormalities, and musculoskeletal problems in children.... Read More...

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Genetic Mechanism Behind Why Males Are More At Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Neuroscience NewsJuly 3, 2018

Researchers report there may be a molecular placental pathway that allows females to be more resilient to maternal stress. ... Read More...

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New Brain Development Disorder Identified

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2018

Researchers have identified a new neurodevelopmental disorder. The study reveals the inherited disorder can produce learning difficulties and increase seizure risks. The researchers have implicated a recessive mutation in CAMK2A in this new disorder. ... Read More...

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Late Breaking Mutations May Play an Important Role in Autism

Neuroscience NewsJuly 17, 2017

A study in Nature Neuroscience reveals mutations that occur after conception could play an important role in autism. The study reports post-zygotic mutations occur disproportionately in genes expressed in the amygdala in those on the autism spectrum. ... Read More...

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Medical Mystery Solved in Record Time

Neuroscience NewsApril 17, 2017

Researchers discover the genetic cause of an intellectual disability in four male patients in record time.... Read More...

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Brain Impairments in Preterm Infants May Begin in the Womb

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 9, 2017

According to researchers, even before a preterm infant is born, they may have alterations in the brain's neural networks that could contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders.... Read More...

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Link Between Paternal Aging, Autism and ADHD

Neuroscience NewsDecember 9, 2016

A new study examines the role paternal aging may play in the development of neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring with an inherited genetic mutation of Pax6.... Read More...

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Neurodevelopmental Model of Williams Syndrome Offers Insight Into Human Social Brain

Neuroscience NewsAugust 10, 2016

Researchers have developed a neurodevelopmental model of Williams syndrome that may provide insights into the neurobiology of the social brain. ... Read More...

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Seven Things to Know About the Zika Virus

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 4, 2016

Researchers compile seven important things to know about the Zika virus.... Read More...

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Intelligence Network in the Human Brain Discovered

Neuroscience NewsDecember 21, 2015

Researchers identify two gene clusters in the brain linked to human intelligence.... Read More...

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Reclassifying Intellectual Disabilities Accounts for Rise in Autism Diagnoses

Neuroscience NewsJuly 22, 2015

A new study reports the rise in autism diagnosis across the US is due, in part, to the reclassification of other intellectual disabilities which often co-occur with autism.... Read More...

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Presence of Animals Eases Social Anxiety in Children With Autism

Neuroscience NewsMay 20, 2015

Pets could prove to be a helpful addition to treatment programs designed to help children with Autism to improve their social skills, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Psychiatric disorders after first birth reduce likelihood of subsequent children

Study identifies which medications are safe to use in COVID-19 treatment

Air pollution linked to dementia and cardiovascular disease

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Psychiatric disorders after first birth reduce likelihood of subsequent children

Study identifies which medications are safe to use in COVID-19 treatment

Air pollution linked to dementia and cardiovascular disease

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Air pollution linked to dementia and cardiovascular disease

Spinal nerve healing enhanced by boost in cellular energy

FDA approves ozanimod for treatment of multiple sclerosis

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Machine learning helps doctors diagnose severity of brain tumors

Artificial Intelligence for Very Young Brains

Portable AI device turns coughing sounds into health data for flu and pandemic forecasting

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New Study Uses Robots to Uncover the Connections Between the Human Mind and Walking Control

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Psychiatric disorders after first birth reduce likelihood of subsequent children

Thirty risk factors found during and after pregnancy for children developing psychosis

neurodevelopmental disorders

Genetic Mechanism Behind Why Males Are More At Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

New Brain Development Disorder Identified

Late Breaking Mutations May Play an Important Role in Autism

Medical Mystery Solved in Record Time

Brain Impairments in Preterm Infants May Begin in the Womb

Link Between Paternal Aging, Autism and ADHD

Seven Things to Know About the Zika Virus

Intelligence Network in the Human Brain Discovered

Reclassifying Intellectual Disabilities Accounts for Rise in Autism Diagnoses