The myriad proteins tied to autism cluster together in previously unrecognized ways that can be disrupted by specific variants in the proteins.

Human brain organoids were developed for over five years in culture to demonstrate that brain cells can continue to mature and record the passage of time, following human-specific endogenous programs, even outside the context of the organism.

Childhood trauma as a mediator between autistic traits and depression: Evidence from the ALSPAC birth cohort - Volume 56

With the advent of sequencing technologies in recent years, hundreds of high-confidence risk genes have been implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). However, individuals carrying pathogenic...

We, the undersigned academics and researchers from around the world, express our profound concern over recent military strikes on Iran, the retaliatory responses, and the reported impact on civilian l...

Two independent teams in Africa are developing stem cell lines and organoids from local populations to explore neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative conditions.

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The findings add fuel to the long-running debate over how an imbalance in excitatory and inhibitory signaling contributes to the autism.

A study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology analyzed more than 18,100 births in Massachusetts of children born to women who contracted the virus starting in the early months of the pand...

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A study of several longitudinal birth cohorts and cross-sectional cohorts finds only moderate overlap in genetic variants between autism that is diagnosed earlier and that diagnosed later, so they may represent aetiologically different conditions.

Researchers say findings show inequality creates toxic environment and reducing it is ‘a public health imperative’

Project Code MRCNMH26Ex Oguro-Ando Project Type Wet lab Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Project Summary Download Summary How do neuronal signals drive astrocyte-mediated changes in brain...

The Ogden lab's current efforts are aimed at understanding how cells exchange signals through specialized filopodia to drive tissue morphogenesis in the developing nervous and cardiopulmonary systems....

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