Mutations of a gene called Foxp2 have been linked to a type of speech disorder called apraxia that makes it difficult to produce sequences of sound. A new study from MIT and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University sheds ...
May 4, 2023
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Using blood samples to study diseases that originate in the brain is a difficulty faced by psychiatric genetics in the search for markers of mental health disorders. Researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) ...
May 2, 2023
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States that provide stronger social safety nets have lower socioeconomic disparities in the brain development and mental health of children 9 to 11 years old, according to research supported by the National Institute on Drug ...
May 2, 2023
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how octopamine, the major "fight-or-flight" neurotransmitter in invertebrates, communicates with other cells in mammalian brains to prevent cell death, according to a study ...
Apr 28, 2023
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While age is commonly understood as the number of years you have been alive, different organs and tissues may age at different rates. This means your biological age may not necessarily be the same as your chronological age.
Apr 27, 2023
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Researchers have established that biological sex plays a role in determining an individual's risk of brain disorders. For example, boys are more likely to be diagnosed with behavioral conditions like autism or attention deficit ...
Apr 26, 2023
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A gene in the brain driving anxiety symptoms has been identified by an international team of scientists. Critically, modification of the gene is shown to reduce anxiety levels, offering an exciting novel drug target for anxiety ...
Apr 25, 2023
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Problems with the brain's ability to "prune" itself of unnecessary connections may underlie a wide range of mental health disorders that begin during adolescence, according to research published today.
Apr 24, 2023
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Research led by Yashar Zeighami at McGill University, Canada, provides a new way to characterize brain diseases. The study, published in the open access journal PLOS Biology on April 20 shows that comparing the transcriptomes ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Duke Health researchers have identified the cause of an inherited metabolic disease common among people with Lumbee and other Native American heritage, overturning decades of settled science and pointing to new, more effective ...
Apr 19, 2023
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