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Study identifies safer target for dopamine-linked disorders
A rare genetic glitch causes dopamine to leak in the brain - now researchers may have found a way to stop it, without the risks of current treatments.
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CNTN4 modulates factors involved in Alzheimer’s disease
The discovery that CNTN4 and APP have a co-dependent relationship has wider implications for neurodevelopmental disorder understanding.
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ASD-like symptoms in chicks caused by neonicotinoid
Japanese researchers found an ASD-like behavioural impairment in chicks, suggesting a molecular pathway of ASD pathogenesis.
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Making lab-grown brain organoids ‘brainier’
UCLA-led team discovers that using early-stage stem cells is a key to producing structures that are reliable models of disease.
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A new study sheds light onto maternal autoantibody linked to autism
The researchers found predictive protein patterns and links of maternal autoantibody–related autism spectrum disorder in the blood of expecting mothers.
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Using cortical spheroids to study endocannabinoids and autism spectrum disorder
The endocannabinoid system may play a role in the development of autism spectrum disorder and might be key to treating people with severe forms of the condition. In this commentary, Dr Karen Litwa, Assistant Professor at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, US explores how a bioelectronic assay is…
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Drug Target Review Stem Cells ebook
This ebook includes a piece by Daniel Morales- Mantilla, Dr Robin Parihar and Dr Katherine King, from Baylor College of Medicine, on a stem and progenitor cell infusion to improve the survival of mice from sepsis as well as an article by Dr Karen Litwa, East Carolina University, that explores…
