by rss feed | Jan 5, 2016 | Autism, News Feeds
Penn State University scientists have discovered a novel drug target and have rescued functional deficits in human nerve cells derived from patients with Rett Syndrome, a severe form of…
by rss feed | Aug 5, 2015 | Autism, News Feeds
A study carried out by the Laboratoire Neurobiologie des Interactions Cellulaires et Neurophysiopathologie (CNRS/Aix-Marseille Université), in collaboration with clinicians from Marseilles Public…
by rss feed | Jul 17, 2015 | Autism, News Feeds
Miniature brains grown in the lab by stem cell scientists have provided a new approach toward understanding brain development and disorders like autism and schizophrenia.
by rss feed | Nov 13, 2014 | Autism, News Feeds
For answers, researchers turned to mice, stem cells and the ‘tooth fairy’With the help of mouse models, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and the “tooth fairy,” researchers at the University…
by rss feed | Mar 3, 2014 | Autism, News Feeds
A new study led by Weill Cornell Medical College scientists shows that the most common genetic form of mental retardation and autism occurs because of a mechanism that shuts off the gene associated with the disease.
by rss feed | Feb 17, 2014 | Autism, News Feeds
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that a well-known protein has a new function: It acts in a biological circuit to determine whether an immature neural cell remains in a stem-like state or proceeds to become a...
