Mutations of a gene called Foxp2 have been linked to a type of speech disorder called apraxia that makes it difficult to produce sequences of sound. A new study from MIT and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University sheds ...
May 4, 2023
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Researchers have established that biological sex plays a role in determining an individual's risk of brain disorders. For example, boys are more likely to be diagnosed with behavioral conditions like autism or attention deficit ...
Apr 26, 2023
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A new study has identified that fat molecules contribute to sleep disturbances in children diagnosed with autism, with results now published in Nature Medicine.
Apr 21, 2023
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In a study published in Nature Communications, a team led by Krembil Brain Institute at UHN Senior Scientists, Drs. Lorraine Kalia and Suneil Kalia, and University of Toronto (U of T) Professor, Dr. Philip M. Kim, has identified ...
Apr 19, 2023
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In a new study, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have created the largest single-cell atlas of brain metastases from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with matched primary and extracranial metastases, ...
Apr 18, 2023
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There are about 700,000 children living with childhood dementia around the world, which is caused by more than 70 rare genetic conditions.
Apr 17, 2023
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Before undergoing surgeries and other invasive medical procedures, patients typically undergo anesthesia. Anesthesia consists in giving patients a class of drugs (i.e., anesthetics) that cause them to lose feeling in specific ...
Recent years have seen both impressive advances in computational technologies and neuroscience and increasing prevalence of mental disorders. These forces sparked the launch of brain science initiatives worldwide. In the ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Researchers at Stanford University in California have devised a fluorescence-activated cell-sorting method for isolating distinct neural stem and progenitor cell types from human brain tissue. The markers used in the study ...
Neuroscience research just got a little bit easier, thanks to the release of tens of thousands of images of fruit fly brain neurons generated by Janelia's FlyLight Project Team.
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