News tagged with neuropsychiatric disorders


Simple mathematical computations underlie brain circuits

(Medical Xpress) -- The brain has billions of neurons, arranged in complex circuits that allow us to perceive the world, control our movements and make decisions. Deciphering those circuits is critical to ...

Neuroscience created Aug 08, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

'Toe-walking' more common in kids with mental woes: study

(HealthDay) -- As many as one in 20 children may predominantly walk on their toes in early childhood. Youngsters who have developmental delays or neuropsychiatric disorders, however, are more likely to walk ...

Health created Jul 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Rare neurons discovered in monkey brains

Max Planck scientists discover brain cells in monkeys that may be linked to self-awareness and empathy in humans.

Neuroscience created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Striatal brain volume predicts Huntington disease onset

Huntington disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by a defect on chromosome four where, within the Huntingtin gene, a CAG repeat occurs too many times. Most individuals begin experiencing symptoms ...

Neuroscience created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EASL publishes first European Clinical Practice Guidelines for Wilson's disease

Geneva, Switzerland: The first European Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for the diagnosis and management of Wilson's disease are published today by the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) on the EASL ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Twin study reveals epigenetic alterations of psychiatric disorders

In the first study to systematically investigate genome-wide epigenetic differences in a large number of psychosis discordant twin-pairs, research at the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's College London provides further ...

Genetics created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Failure of brain's clock could play role in causing neuropsychiatric disorders

(Medical Xpress) -- Neuropsychiatric disorders are the second largest cause of morbidity and premature mortality worldwide. The scientific community has widely accepted that people who battle neuropsychiatric disorders such ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mutation links inherited narcolepsy with multiple neuropsychiatric disorders

Narcolepsy is a rare disorder characterized by an excessive urge to sleep at inappropriate times and places. Narcoleptics are also often subject to "cataplexy," a sudden muscle weakness that is triggered by strong emotions. ...

Genetics created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Intestinal protein may have role in ADHD, other neurological disorders

A biochemical pathway long associated with diarrhea and intestinal function may provide a new therapeutic target for treating ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) other neuropsychiatric disorders, according to ...

Attention deficit disorders created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds new ADHD genes, links susceptibility with autism and other neuropsychiatric conditions

New research led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Toronto has identified more genes in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and shows that there is an overlap between some of these ...

Genetics created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

New information revealed about a protein implicated in autism and similar disorders; could lead to better drug design

(Medical Xpress) -- University of Michigan researcher Gabrielle Rudenko and her Life Sciences Institute lab have solved the structure of a protein that is implicated in a number of neuropsychiatric disorders including autism ...

Medical research created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers link chromosome region to thoracic aortic disease

Patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms that lead to acute aortic dissections are 12 times more likely to have duplications in the DNA in a region of chromosome 16 (16p13.1) than those without the disease, ...

Genetics created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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