The gene-silencing complex HUSH might be involved in complex disorders affecting the brain and neurons. However, its mechanism of action remains unclear. Researchers from the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian ...
Nov 4, 2022
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Traumatic brain injury may lead to reduced brain size in some children and teenagers, which can be linked to cognitive problems, a new study shows.
Jul 8, 2022
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A major study, coordinated by neuroscientists at the University of Bath (UK) with international partners, has revealed key differences in brain structure between people with and without anorexia nervosa.
Jun 7, 2022
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Many patients recover from COVID within a week or two, but at least one in five experience persistent or new symptoms more than four weeks after first being diagnosed.
Apr 13, 2022
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The number of specific genes unique to humans is relatively small, whereas the number of genes conserved and expressed in the cerebral cortex in different mammalian species during embryonic development is much larger. A fundamental ...
Jan 12, 2022
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Virginia Tech scientists have improved their method to map the zebrafish brain—an advance that could improve understanding of how the human brain functions.
Oct 29, 2021
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Variations in the 16p11.2 region of the genome are associated with autism spectrum disorder. While people with genetic deletions in this region have larger heads (macrocephaly) and people with genetic duplications have smaller ...
Aug 26, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Everyone knows that your metabolism peaks in your teenage years, when you're fit and active and feeling your oats.
Aug 13, 2021
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In the United States, nearly every pediatric doctor's visit begins with three measurements: weight, height and head circumference. Compared to average growth charts of children across the country, established in the 1970s, ...
Jul 10, 2021
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Researchers have been investigating an intriguing theory that links autism to having an 'extreme male brain' – but have found it is not that simple.
Jun 16, 2021
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