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How the Brain Stays Receptive: Researchers Examine the Role of Channel Protein in Learning
January 9, 2013 — The channel protein Pannexin1 keeps nerve cells flexible and thus the brain receptive for new knowledge. In a new study, mice comprising no Pannexin1 in memory-related brain structures displayed ... > full story -
New Information on Autism and Genetics
January 3, 2013 — Research has revealed another piece of the puzzle in a genetic developmental disorder that causes behavioral diseases such as ... > full story -
Risk Genes for Alzheimer's and Mental Illness Linked to Brain Changes at Birth
January 2, 2013 — Some brain changes that are found in adults with common gene variants linked to disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, and autism can also be seen in the brain scans of newborns, ... > full story -
Excessive Protein Synthesis Linked to Autistic-Like Behaviors, Neuroscientists Find
December 23, 2012 — Autistic-like behaviors can be partially remedied by normalizing excessive levels of protein synthesis in the brain, a team of researchers has found in a study of laboratory mice. The findings ... > full story -
Genomic 'Hotspots' Offer Clues to Causes of Autism, Other Disorders
December 20, 2012 — Scientists have discovered that "random" mutations in the genome are not quite so random after all. Their study shows that the DNA sequence in some regions of the human genome is quite volatile and ... > full story -
Violent Crime Doesn’t Fit in the Autism Puzzle
December 19, 2012 — As investigators begin to piece together a profile of Connecticut school massacre gunman Adam Lanza, much is being speculated about his possible Asperger's Syndrome diagnosis. But to suggest a tie ... > full story -
High-Throughput Sequencing Shows Potentially Hundreds of Gene Mutations Related to Autism
December 19, 2012 — Genomic technology has revolutionized gene discovery and disease understanding in autism, according to a new article. The paper highlights the impact of a genomic technology called high-throughput ... > full story -
Rise in New Jersey Autism Prevalence Documented in New Study
December 17, 2012 — In a study of 58 communities in four New Jersey counties, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prevalence is found to have risen from 10.6 per thousand in 2002, to 17.4 per thousand in ... > full story -
Video-Based Test to Study Language Development in Toddlers and Children With Autism
December 14, 2012 — Psychologists are studying clues that provide a point of measurement for psychologists interested in language comprehension of toddlers and young children with ... > full story -
Key Gene for Brain Development
December 13, 2012 — Neurobiologists have discovered one of the key genes required to make a brain. Mutations in this gene, called TUBB5, cause neurodevelopmental disease in ... > full story
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