The most common type of brain cyst (arachnoid) has no known cause. New research investigating patients with these cysts has found something unexpected—a potential genetic link.
A mutation in a protein regulating natural killer (NK) cells' function is at the root of immune deficiency in some people with a rare genetic condition characterized by cognitive and developmental delay, seizures, and other ...
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A recent collaborative study has discovered rare variants in the YKT6 gene as the cause of a new neurological disorder characterized by developmental delays along with severe progressive liver disease and a potential risk ...
Apr 2, 2024
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A recent study from the lab of Dr. Hugo J. Bellen, distinguished service professor at Baylor College of Medicine and investigator at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) links the FRYL gene ...
Mar 14, 2024
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Real-time magnetic resonance (MR) imaging during gene therapy in the nervous system provides foundational impact on optimizing the effectiveness, safety and efficiency of gene therapy delivery to the nervous system.
Jan 29, 2024
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Children in or adopted from the Pennsylvania foster care system with anemia may have greater odds of certain developmental and behavioral diagnoses according to a newly published study from Penn State researchers. This study, ...
Nov 16, 2023
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According to a new international study, cleft palate surgery at the age of 6 months provides better conditions for speech and language development compared to surgery at 12 months. The results were published in the New England ...
Sep 25, 2023
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Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) refers to a group of neurodevelopmental conditions characterized by developmental delay, cognitive impairment, and seizures in children. In 2016, the first case linking variants ...
Aug 29, 2023
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Researchers at Texas A&M University have developed the first molecular therapeutic for Angelman syndrome to advance into clinical development.
Mar 23, 2023
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Scientists from Cardiff University have discovered new links between the breakdown in brain cell development and the risk of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.
Jan 14, 2022
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