A group of public health experts from the University of Glasgow and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health has found a ...

Scientists have linked neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism, to changes in many genes involved in ...

There is no evidence that vaccines can cause autism. However, some are hesitant or even opposed to getting their children ...

Also in research-related news, the neurons in children with autism are different from in children without; an effort to improve the accuracy of Parkinson’s diagnoses; the progress of vaccines designed ...

A new study has created a map of DNA modification in two regions of the brain critical to learning, memory and emotional regulation. The map offers a benchmark for ensuring stem cell-based models ...

Researchers suggest findings could help to pinpoint cell types most vulnerable to conditions such as schizophrenia, and ...

Researchers have created a map of DNA modification in two regions of the brain critical to learning, memory and emotional ...

Fragile X syndrome, so rare it affects around one in 4,000 men and one in 6,000 women, is caused by a genetic mutation that ...

Fragile X syndrome is caused by a genetic mutation that disrupts brain development, and one in 250 women are carriers, while ...

According to the Fragile X Society, patients who suspect they may carry the gene can ask medical professionals for a Fragile ...