Genetics
Newly mapped genes may hold keys to ADHD
Millions of American kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have a genetic vulnerability to the disease, a new study suggests.
Nov 26, 2018
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Neuroscience
Why has synesthesia survived evolution?
In the 19th century, Francis Galton noted that certain people who were otherwise normal "saw" every number or letter tinged with a particular color, even though it was written in black ink. For the past two decades researchers ...
Nov 22, 2011
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Genetics
Staking out unknown genomic territory
Scientists have long known that the human genome is incredibly complex. However, after almost 10 years of hard work, a team of more than 400 scientists at 32 research institutions worldwide has finally made serious headway ...
Jan 4, 2013
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Neuroscience
Autism-linked gene, if deleted, results in less myelin
Myelin, a sheath of insulation around nerves that enables electrical impulses to efficiently travel through the central nervous system, is diminished in mice that have a gene deletion associated with autism spectrum disorder, ...
Dec 21, 2021
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Neuroscience
Adult astrocytes are key to learning and memory
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reveal that astrocytes, the most abundant cells in the brain, play a direct role in the regulation of neuronal circuits involved in learning and memory. The findings appear in the ...
Apr 24, 2020
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Attention deficit disorders
ADHD study reveals unique genetic differences in African American patients
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have shown there may be key genetic differences in the causes of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) between African Americans and people of European ...
Sep 22, 2020
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Genetics
Epigenetics study helps focus search for autism risk factors
Scientists have long tried to pin down the causes of autism spectrum disorder. Recent studies have expanded the search for genetic links from identifying genes toward epigenetics, the study of factors that control gene expression ...
Jan 16, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
New tumor-driving mutations discovered in the under-explored regions of the cancer genome
In an unprecedented pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes, researchers at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) have discovered new regions of non-coding DNA that, when altered, may lead to cancer growth and progression.
Jan 18, 2020
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Genetics
Scientists unlock genetics of joint disorder ankylosing spondylitis
(Medical Xpress) -- A study involving over 5,000 people living with the joint disorder ankylosing spondylitis has identified a series of genetic variants associated with increased susceptibility to the condition as well as ...
Jul 10, 2011
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Neuroscience
With a detailed cell atlas of the mouse brain, scientists gain a new view into the brain's diversity
Researchers have generated a cellular atlas of the mouse brain, based on the gene expression profiles of nearly 700,000 individual cells covering nine major brain regions.
Aug 10, 2018
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