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Children with epilepsy have a higher risk of also having autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A new study appearing in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology has examined factors associated with the co-occurrence of autism and ...
May 6, 2026
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For children with autism spectrum disorder and with an intellectual disability, the options for improving communication and social skills are limited.
Apr 30, 2026
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Treating patients who have spent years—sometimes decades—avoiding dental care because of fear, disability, trauma or painful past experiences can be challenging. "They are afraid and don't want to be treated," said Adela ...
Apr 30, 2026
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A new non-invasive brain stimulation technique known as accelerated continuous theta burst stimulation (a-cTBS) improves social communication at one month follow-up and has a favorable safety profile in children with autism, ...
Apr 29, 2026
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In two new studies, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute have clarified how a long-banned group of chemicals, called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), affect genetic activity. The research helps explain how biological ...
Apr 28, 2026
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Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is an inherited genetic developmental condition that strongly impacts brain development. Despite the syndrome stemming from an altered genetic code for the single protein fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein ...
Apr 23, 2026
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Scientists at UCLA have created one of the first cellular-resolution molecular maps detailing how Down syndrome alters human brain development before birth—a resource that resolves longstanding contradictions in the field ...
Apr 23, 2026
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Though many studies approach the developmental disorder Rett syndrome as a single condition arising from general loss of function in the gene MECP2, a new study by neuroscientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and ...
Apr 14, 2026
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Scientists have taken an important step toward a gene therapy that could one day turn off the extra genetic material that causes Down syndrome (DS). Down syndrome is a genetic condition caused by an extra chromosome 21 (and ...
A new study led by the University of Hertfordshire has highlighted the emotional toll faced by mothers of young children with Down syndrome who require tube feeding. The research, led by Dr. Laura K Hielscher, who completed ...
Apr 11, 2026
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