Neurodevelopmental conditions, which include autism spectrum disorder, ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) and more, affect around 10% of the American population. Despite their prevalence, it has remained difficult ...
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A liver disease affecting nearly 30% of adults worldwide is not a single illness but five biologically distinct subtypes, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. Each carries different risks for heart disease, liver failure, ...
Sep 3, 2026
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Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers have helped identify the cause of a previously unrecognized neurodevelopmental disorder. Dr. Meghan Mulligan, of the Department of Biochemistry, says the finding has given people around the ...
Sep 3, 2026
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People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who have several close relatives with colorectal cancer are significantly more likely to develop the disease themselves. This is demonstrated by a new Swedish registry study from ...
Sep 3, 2026
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Melbourne researchers have uncovered a critical signaling pathway that controls the timing of brain development, shedding new light on how neurodevelopmental disorders may develop. The research, led by Murdoch Children's ...
Sep 2, 2026
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A QIMR Berghofer-led team has developed a powerful tool to explore and understand the mysterious workings of the vast region of the human genome once dismissed as "junk DNA," discovering thousands of molecules that could ...
Sep 2, 2026
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A scientist at Cincinnati Children's who has hunted for decades for ways to shrink the painful and disfiguring nerve tumors caused by neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) has made a new breakthrough in the quest. Nancy Ratner, ...
Sep 2, 2026
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For A. Campbell Sullivan, PsyD, this time it's personal. As a neuropsychologist and clinical associate professor of neurology at the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio, ...
Sep 2, 2026
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An international consortium of researchers found that more than 1,200 different genetic variants are associated with the Big Five personality traits—and, surprisingly, these personality genetics are linked to dozens of life ...
Sep 2, 2026
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A Rutgers-led international collaboration has identified 36 genes that substantially raise the risk of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and chronic tic disorders—providing, two researchers said, the most detailed biological ...
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