Study reveals an abundance of the CRMP2 protein in people with schizophrenia. The findings could lead to a blood-based biomarker test for the mental health disorder.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Early Signs of Frontotemporal Dementia Found in Personalized Cerebral Organoids
Researchers recreated the damage seen in frontotemporal dementia in brain organoid models. The study reveals an experimental drug designed to treat Crohn’s disease may help prevent neuron death associated with FTD.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Rare Inherited Variants in Previously Unsuspected Genes May Confer Significant Risk for Autism
Study identifies a rare class of genetic differences transmitted from non-autistic parents to their children on the autism spectrum.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Administering Opioids to Pregnant Mice Alters Behavior and Gene Expression in Offspring
Alterations in long-term social behavior and gene expression were observed in the offspring of mice exposed to pain-killing opioids during pregnancy.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Direct Genetic Link to ASD Identified
Researchers identified a novel, direct link between autism and the SUV39H2 gene.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Autophagy May Be the Key to Finding Treatments for Early Huntington’s Disease
Disruption of autophagy may be at the root of the cognitive deficits experienced by those with Huntington’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Impairments Found In Neurons Derived From People With Schizophrenia and Genetic Mutation
The release of neurotransmitters in the brain is impaired in people with schizophrenia who have the neurexin 1 gene mutation.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Mini-Brain Study Shows How Environmental Risk Factors Can Amplify Genetic Risks for Autism
Using human stem cells to develop a brain organoid model, researchers were able to show exposure to a common pesticide synergizes with an autism-linked gene mutation. The study provides clear evidence that genetics and environment may combine to disrup…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Antibiotics in Early Life Could Affect Brain Development
Early-life exposure to antibiotics could impact brain development in areas associated with emotional and cognitive function, a new study reports. Researchers found penicillin exposure in infant mice altered the microbiome and gene expression in key are…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Antibiotics in Early Life Could Affect Brain Development
Early-life exposure to antibiotics could impact brain development in areas associated with emotional and cognitive function, a new study reports. Researchers found penicillin exposure in infant mice altered the microbiome and gene expression in key are…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Variety of Factors Beyond Age Influence Reaction Time
A new study reveals a number of different factors, including smoking, age, education levels, sex, handedness, and family medical history, which can have an impact on reaction time.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Long-Term Memory Setup Requires a Reliable Delivery Crew
Research shows the role the molecular hauler KIF5C plays in long-term memory and synaptic plasticity.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Recent Study Identifies 11 Candidate Genetic Variants for Alzheimer’s Disease
Study reveals eleven genetic variants spanning ten genes, including previously unknown variants in two known Alzheimer’s risk genes.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Common Ancestor for Cells Involved in Hearing and Touch
Study points to the evolutionary and developmental similarities between sensory cells in the inner ear and skin.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Genome Editing For Food: How Do People React?
People are less averse to the use of CRISPR gene editing in agriculture if the technology is used to promote disease resistance in animals. However, people tend to dislike the use of CRISPR when it comes to new breeding methods.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Memory Making Involves Extensive DNA Breaking
Brain cells snap DNA in more places and in more cell types than previously realized in order to express genes for learning and memory.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Adult ADHD Is Linked to Numerous Physical Conditions
A new study reveals adults with ADHD have an increased risk of developing nervous system, respiratory, musculoskeletal, and metabolic diseases. ADHD was also associated with a slightly increased risk of Parkinson’s disease, dementia, and cardiovascular…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Mitochondrial Malfunction May Be a Major Cause Of Parkinson’s Disease
Sporadic Parkinson’s disease appears to be caused by a blockage in the pathway that helps regulate mitochondria.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Genetic Driver of Autism and Other Developmental Disorders Identified
A new mouse study identifies the Necdin (Ndn) gene as a causal factor of autism with 15q11-q13 chromosomal abnormality.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Light Therapy Treats Depression in Mice Model
Light therapy activates the circadian rhythm associated Per1 gene in the lateral habenula, a brain area associated with mood regulation.
