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Fragile X Protein Linked to Nearly 100 Genes Involved in Autism
December 12, 2012 — Doctors have known for many years that patients with fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inherited intellectual disability, are often also diagnosed with autism. But little has been known ... > full story -
Iron Supplements Reduce ADHD in Low Birth Weight Infants
December 10, 2012 — Giving iron supplements to low birth weight infants reduces the risk of behavior problems like ADHD later in life, according to a new ... > full story -
Lithium Restores Cognitive Function in Down Syndrome Mice
December 3, 2012 — Researchers report that lithium, a drug commonly used for the treatment of mood disorders in humans, restores neurogenesis in the hippocampus, a part of the brain strongly associated with learning ... > full story -
Prenatal Intervention Reduces Learning Deficit in Mice
November 30, 2012 — Mice with a condition that serves as a laboratory model for Down syndrome perform better on memory and learning tasks as adults if they were treated before birth with neuroprotective peptides, ... > full story -
Gene Linked to Respiratory Distress in Babies
November 27, 2012 — Some infants are more susceptible to potentially life-threatening breathing problems after birth, and rare, inherited DNA differences may explain why, according to new ... > full story -
A New Way of Looking at Prader-Willi Syndrome
November 15, 2012 — An Australian study reveals that people with the rare genetic disorder known as Prader-Willi Syndrome may have an impaired autonomic nervous system. This discovery opens up a new way of looking at ... > full story -
Watching the Developing Brain, Scientists Glean Clues on Neurological Disorder
November 13, 2012 — Researchers have tracked a gene's crucial role in orchestrating the placement of neurons in the developing brain. Their findings help unravel some of the mysteries of Joubert syndrome and other ... > full story -
Extra Chromosome 21 Removed from Down Syndrome Cell Line
November 9, 2012 — Scientists succeeded in removing the extra copy of chromosome 21 in cell cultures derived from a person with Down syndrome. Persons with this condition have three copies of this chromosome. The ... > full story -
Whole Genome Sequencing of De Novo Balanced Rearrangements in Prenatal Diagnosis
November 7, 2012 — Whole genome sequencing of the DNA code of three prenatal samples provided a detailed map of the locations of their chromosomal abnormalities in 14 days, a relatively brief timeframe that should ... > full story -
Higher Anxiety Associated With Poorer Functioning in Children With 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
November 5, 2012 — Researchers have found that for children with the genetic disorder known as chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome anxiety -- but not intelligence -- is linked to poorer adaptive behaviors, such as ... > full story
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