A recent study from Northwestern University has uncovered a genetic factor that may play a key role in autism. Researchers found that a specific gene affects how brain cells form connections during ...

You may scarcely notice it, but much of what you do every day requires your brain to engage in perceptual learning.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is preparing to study whether vaccines are linked to autism—despite overwhelming scientific evidence showing no connection. You've ...

People have two copies of most of their genes, one from each parent. Mutations can change or silence one or both copies. In the case of the Syngap1 gene, research has shown that two working copies are ...

Recently, scientists have been able to explore gene circuitry in individual cells using methods that suppress particular ...

A recent international study published in Molecular Psychiatry has identified new genetic variants associated with autism and ...

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman who was in poor health with advanced Alzheimer's disease, died seven days after his wife ...

Scientists have identified a rare genetic mutation in ITSN1 that increases the risk of Parkinson’s disease by up to tenfold, ...

A Republican proposal for $880 billion in spending cuts drew hundreds of disabled New Jerseyans and their advocates to the ...

Edward “Neddy” Kelly, originally from Falmouth, resides in a group home in Framingham and attends the Albert Holland School ...

Autism and related disorders ... Affect mTor Signaling and Increase Risk of ASD In summary, multiple single-gene disorders with ASD features derive from compromised regulation of mTOR-linked ...