Medical research
Fragile X study offers hope of new autism treatment
People affected by a common inherited form of autism could be helped by a drug that is being tested as a treatment for cancer.
Nov 27, 2014
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Neuroscience
Statins reverse learning disabilities caused by genetic disorder
UCLA neuroscientists discovered that statins, a popular class of cholesterol drugs, reverse the learning deficits caused by a mutation linked to a common genetic cause of learning disabilities. Published in the Nov. 10 advance ...
Nov 10, 2014
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Genetics
Drug treats inherited form of intellectual disability in mice
Studying mice with a genetic change similar to what is found in Kabuki syndrome, a inherited disease of humans, Johns Hopkins researchers report they have used an anticancer drug to "open up" DNA and improve mental function.
Oct 1, 2014
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Neuroscience
Team explains how mutated X-linked mental retardation protein impairs neuron function
There are new clues about malfunctions in brain cells that contribute to intellectual disability and possibly other developmental brain disorders.
Jun 24, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research sees overlap in genes altered in schizophrenia, autism, intellectual disability
A multinational team of scientists presents new evidence supporting the theory that in at least some cases of schizophrenia, autism and intellectual disability, malfunctions in some of the same genes are contributing to pathology.
Apr 29, 2014
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Neuroscience
EEG study shows how brain infers structure, rules when learning
In life, many tasks have a context that dictates the right actions, so when people learn to do something new, they'll often infer cues of context and rules. In a new study, Brown University brain scientists took advantage ...
Mar 25, 2014
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Genetics
Critical role of one gene to our brain development
(Medical Xpress)—New research from the University of Adelaide has confirmed that a gene linked to intellectual disability is critical to the earliest stages of the development of human brains.
Mar 14, 2014
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Health
Regardless of exercise, too much sedentary time is linked to major disability after 60
If you're 60 and older, every additional hour a day you spend sitting is linked to doubling the risk of being disabled—regardless of how much moderate exercise you get, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Feb 19, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists find a new mechanism underlying depression
(Medical Xpress)—The World health Organization calls depression "the leading cause of disability worldwide," causing more years of disability than cancer, HIV/AIDS, and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases combined. ...
Jan 8, 2014
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Health
Regular exercise in middle age protects against muscle weakness later in life
A cross-sectional study by investigators from Tokyo University has found that exercising in middle age is a protective factor against sarcopenia and effective in maintaining muscle strength and physical performance. Sarcopenia ...
Dec 14, 2013
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