Autism spectrum disorders

Autism biomarker seen as boon for new treatments

Researchers at the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment have identified a signature brain-wave pattern for children with autism spectrum disorder related to a genetic condition known as Dup15q syndrome. The research ...

Oncology & Cancer

Can a cancer drug treat a rare cardiac disease?

About 1 in 2,500 babies born in the United States each year have Noonan syndrome (NS), a genetic disorder that results in severe heart defects, among other symptoms. A gene called PTPN11 causes the condition, for which there ...

Genetics

Uncombable hair gene discovered

Some children suffer from completely tangled hair, which cannot be combed at all. In German, the phenomenon bears the apt name "uncombable hair syndrome" or even "Struwwelpeter syndrome". Researchers at the Universities of ...

Oncology & Cancer

Genetic counseling helps determine risk for hereditary cancers

Knowing your family history is a key part in understanding your risk factors for certain diseases. While you're gathering with family this Thanksgiving, get to know more about your family's health history and how it could ...

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