New findings from Karolinska Institutet reveal how the gene HNRNPU coordinates several fundamental molecular processes during ...

Human evolution has long been tied to growing brain size, and new research suggests prenatal hormones may have played a surprising role. By studying the relative lengths of index and ring fingers — a ...

Nearly 30 years ago, researchers began studying the gene Astn1, which encodes the cell adhesion protein astrotactin 1 in mice ...

A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC has for the first time identified specific patterns of brain chemical activity that predict ...

For some adults, it can be difficult to think about the lives children lead and even consider they might have to deal with ...

Firestein’s interest in autism research began long before she entered a laboratory. Raised in New York, she attended ...

A simple brain-training program that sharpens how quickly older adults process visual information may have a surprisingly powerful long-term payoff. In a major 20-year study of adults 65 and older, ...

Compiling a biorepository of pediatric patients with a range of neuroinflammatory conditions may be feasible with a longitudinal study, but obstacles to accurate data acquisition remain, according to ...