Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder estimated to affect approximately 2.5% of children and adults worldwide. The disorder is characterized by the inability to pay attention to ...
A multi-institution study led by researchers at Biogen Inc. has identified eight genes linked to adult cognitive function through rare protein-coding variants with high-impact effects. In their paper, "The impact of rare ...
A team of Columbia University researchers has reported new evidence that cognitive abnormalities seen in neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia may be traceable to altered activity in the thalamus during adolescence, ...
May 23, 2022
0
279
Autism spectrum disorder has neither a distinct pathogenesis nor pharmaceutical treatment, yet evidence continues to mount demonstrating immune dysfunction and inflammation in specific brain regions of children diagnosed ...
Williams Syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental disorder that affects about one in 10,000 babies born in the United States, produces a range of symptoms including cognitive impairments, cardiovascular problems, and extreme friendliness, ...
Apr 22, 2019
1
1166
Environmental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a widespread chemical found in plastics and resins, may suppress a gene vital to nerve cell function and to the development of the central nervous system, according to a study ...
Feb 25, 2013
1
0
Genes linked to autism and schizophrenia are only switched on during the early stages of brain development, according to a study in mice led by researchers at the University of Oxford.
Feb 11, 2013
0
0
Scientists at the Center for Developmental Neurobiology and MRC Center for Neurodevelopmental Disorders published a study titled "Somatostatin interneurons control the timing of developmental desynchronization in cortical ...
Apr 10, 2024
0
21
Brain development is a highly orchestrated process involving numerous parallel and sequential steps. Many of these steps depend on the activation of specific genes. A team led by Christian Mayer at the Max Planck Institute ...
Mar 26, 2024
0
48
University of Adelaide researchers now know more about a mysterious gene's role in maintaining healthy DNA—a crucial development that could lead to new treatments for life-threatening illnesses including neurodevelopmental ...
Mar 13, 2024
0
45
