Delivering a connection-building protein to star-shaped cells in the brain could reverse changes to neural circuits seen in ...

Brian Lee, PhD, associate professor of epidemiology at the Dornsife School of Public Health, received a 5-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant of $4M to study possible links between ...

Researchers led by a team at Baylor College of Medicine have identified a novel neurodevelopmental disorder associated with mutations or deletions affecting a gene called PAX5. Their findings are ...

Did you know that your posture might reveal insights into your brain's development? Recent research has uncovered a surprising link between physical posture, specifically an anterior pelvic tilt, and ...

Researchers have identified how three novel genes cause neurodevelopmental disorders. Researchers now have a better sense of the genes' roles in human brain development and function and their ability ...

Phoenix (Ariz.) Children’s Hospital has secured more than $3.2 million in grant funding to support new research in pediatric neurology, cardiology, lung disease and infectious disease.

For decades, the study of genetic disease was focused on genes that code for protein. But scientists have now identified a novel neurodevelopmental disorder that is caused by mutations in a gene that ...

The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have linked specific variants or mutations of the gene myocardin-related transcription factor B (MRTFB) with a novel neurodevelopmental disorder. The team ...

Neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD often share symptoms, including challenges with social situations, staying ...