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Gestational diabetes raises postpartum depression risk in first-time mothers

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Karolinska Institutet have found that gestational diabetes raises the risk of postpartum depression (PPD) in first-time mothers.

18 Jan 2017

DNAstack receives NRC-IRAP funding to build cloud-based genomics software platform

DNAstack, a Toronto based company, today is announcing the investment into its cloud-based genomics software platform from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program.

16 Jan 2017

Premature infants show changes in neural systems prior to birth, new study suggests

Even before they are born, premature babies may display alterations in the circuitry of their developing brains, according to a first-of-its kind research study by Yale School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues at the National Institutes of Health and Wayne State University.

10 Jan 2017

The 10th annual symposium at UC Riverside focuses on glial-neuronal interactions in health and disease

The brain is home to two kinds of cells: neurons and glia, with the latter protecting the former. Glia, the stuff between neurons, are important also because they regulate and define neuron-neuron communication.

9 Jan 2017

Elevated levels of brain protein linked to longer recovery period after concussion

Elevated levels of the brain protein tau following a sport-related concussion are associated with a longer recovery period and delayed return to play for athletes, according to a study published in the January 6, 2017 issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

6 Jan 2017

People with musical anhedonia show reduced functional connectivity between cortical regions

Have you ever met someone who just wasn't into music? They may have a condition called specific musical anhedonia, which affects three-to-five per cent of the population.

4 Jan 2017

Large study seeking participants to uncover genetic links to autism

Chicagoland families affected by autism can participate in the nation's largest study to uncover genetic links to the condition by attending an on-site registration and data collection event in the western suburbs, Saturday, January 14.

4 Jan 2017

Chemo-brain persists after treatment in breast cancer patients, study shows

The largest study to date of a condition known as "chemo-brain" shows that women with breast cancer report it's a substantial problem after chemotherapy for as long as six months after treatment, according to investigators at University of Rochester's Wilmot Cancer Institute.

4 Jan 2017

Genes influencing social communication skills linked to genes underlying psychiatric disorders

The researchers studied the genetic overlap between the risk of having these psychiatric disorders and measures of social communicative competence - the ability to socially engage with other people successfully - during middle childhood to adolescence.

3 Jan 2017

New imaging technique could revolutionize assessment of eye health and disease

Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have developed a new imaging technique that could revolutionize how eye health and disease are assessed.

3 Jan 2017

Specific gene pathway appears to regulate growth, structure, and organization of cerebral cortex

One of the most significant ways in which the human brain is unique is the size and structure of the cerebral cortex. But what drives the growth of the human cortex, likely the foundation for our unique intellectual abilities?

30 Dec 2016

Scientists identify gene variants causing unrecognized developmental disorder

An international team of scientists has identified variants of the gene EBF3 causing a developmental disorder with features in common with autism.

22 Dec 2016

Study highlights need to assist children with autism during transition to adulthood

According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 45 children is diagnosed with autism.

20 Dec 2016

Texas A&M specialist explains what people need to know about mumps

Mumps may seem like a contagion relegated to history books, but like many other diseases of the past now preventable with a vaccine, mumps has been making a resurgence.

20 Dec 2016

New research shows how children integrate different sensory information to direct social behavior

New research from the Monell Center reveals that children begin using olfactory information to help guide their responses to emotionally-expressive faces at about five years of age.

20 Dec 2016

New research categorizes patients with depression into four unique subtypes

Patients with depression can be categorized into four unique subtypes defined by distinct patterns of abnormal connectivity in the brain, according to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine.

9 Dec 2016

Max Planck unveils new digital neuroscience hub for scientific community

From the world's most progressive researchers on the cusp of scientific discovery, the Max Planck Neuroscience website now brings the future of neuroscience to our fingertips.

9 Dec 2016

Study shows effectiveness of new method to diagnose anxiety in children with autism

A new method devised by a Drexel University professor to diagnose children on the spectrum for anxiety symptoms -- which tend to be masked by symptoms of autism -- was proven effective in a recent study.

8 Dec 2016

Neurons generated at different life stages can impact olfactory behavior in mice, research shows

New research from North Carolina State University shows that neurons generated at different life stages in mice can impact aspects of their olfactory sense and behavior.

8 Dec 2016

Brains of people with autism share similar pattern of abnormal gene activity, UCLA study shows

Autism spectrum disorder is caused by a variety of factors, both genetic and environmental.

5 Dec 2016

Autism News and Research

Latest Autism News and Research

Gestational diabetes raises postpartum depression risk in first-time mothers

DNAstack receives NRC-IRAP funding to build cloud-based genomics software platform

Premature infants show changes in neural systems prior to birth, new study suggests

The 10th annual symposium at UC Riverside focuses on glial-neuronal interactions in health and disease

Elevated levels of brain protein linked to longer recovery period after concussion

People with musical anhedonia show reduced functional connectivity between cortical regions

Large study seeking participants to uncover genetic links to autism

Chemo-brain persists after treatment in breast cancer patients, study shows

Genes influencing social communication skills linked to genes underlying psychiatric disorders

New imaging technique could revolutionize assessment of eye health and disease

Specific gene pathway appears to regulate growth, structure, and organization of cerebral cortex

Scientists identify gene variants causing unrecognized developmental disorder

Study highlights need to assist children with autism during transition to adulthood

Texas A&M specialist explains what people need to know about mumps

New research shows how children integrate different sensory information to direct social behavior

New research categorizes patients with depression into four unique subtypes

Max Planck unveils new digital neuroscience hub for scientific community

Study shows effectiveness of new method to diagnose anxiety in children with autism

Neurons generated at different life stages can impact olfactory behavior in mice, research shows

Brains of people with autism share similar pattern of abnormal gene activity, UCLA study shows

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