Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zika presents hot spots in brains of chicken embryos
Zika prefers certain "hot spots" in the brains of chicken embryos, offering insight into how brain development is affected by the virus.
Apr 19, 2018
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News tagged with neural development
Neuroscience
Brain development influenced by the immune system
University of Queensland researchers have highlighted a link between fetal brain development and the origins of developmental diseases such as schizophrenia.
Apr 16, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists tackle the aberrant epigenetic programming underlying childhood cancers
Several childhood cancer cell types show features of immature neural cells, and there is evidence suggesting that these tumors may arise from neural crest stem cells that underwent abnormal changes during embryonic development. ...
Feb 20, 2018
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Genetics
Why mutations that would seemingly affect all cells lead to face-specific birth defects
About 1 in 750 babies born in the United States has some kind of craniofacial malformation, accounting for about one-third of all birth defects.
Jan 25, 2018
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Neuroscience
Researchers launch atlas of developing human brain
The human brain has been called the most complex object in the cosmos, with 86 billion intricately interconnected neurons and an equivalent number of supportive glial cells. One of science's greatest mysteries is how an organ ...
Dec 7, 2017
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Neuroscience
Autism-linked gene stunts developing dendrites
Increased expression of a gene linked to autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) leads to a remodeling of dendrites during brain development, according to a new study conducted in cultured neurons and an ASD mouse model published ...
Dec 4, 2017
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Health
Vaping while pregnant could cause craniofacial birth defects, study shows
Using e-cigarettes during pregnancy could cause birth defects of the oral cavity and face, according to a recent Virginia Commonwealth University study.
Nov 16, 2017
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Health
Many pregnant women not getting message about boosting iodine and folic acid
New Zealand's Ministry of Health (MOH) rarely recommends using supplements, but does urge mothers to take in additional iodine and folic acid before and during pregnancy, and iodine when breastfeeding, to help avoid neurodevelopmental ...
Oct 16, 2017
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Neuroscience
Faulty DNA repair depresses neural development
DNA is the computer code that programs every event in the body. Despite the importance of DNA fidelity, as the body develops, cells grow and replicate, DNA is constantly turned over. This repeated process can compromise the ...
Aug 31, 2017
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Medical research
Researchers identify hormone that is key to brain development in fruit flies
University of Oregon researchers using Drosophila have identified a steroid hormone that triggers a vital transition in early brain development in which neural stem cells properly change gears to produce different kinds ...
May 15, 2017
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