Common variations in genes associated with microcephaly may explain differences in brain size in healthy individuals as well as in patients with neurological and psychiatric disorders, a group of ...

An international team of neuroscientists, led by Duke-NUS Medical School, have uncovered a mechanism that controls the ...

Mini-brains were first produced in 2013, to study microcephaly, a genetic disorder where the brain is too small, and have since been used for research into brain development. But this is the first ...

Neuroscientists have uncovered a mechanism that controls the reactivation of neural stem cells, which are crucial for repairing and regenerating brain cells. The research offers exciting potential for ...

New insights into the role of SUMOylation in the brain could lead to new targeted therapies for neurodegenerative conditions.

Modifying a protein that controls cell growth can reactivate dormant neural stem cells in fruit flies which could help ...

An international team of neuroscientists showed for the first time that modifying a protein that controls cell growth can ...

Learn how following the WHO growth curves may misdiagnose Inuit children's head sizes, leading to health disparities.

Some symptoms of RTT include: Slowed growth. The brain doesn’t grow properly, and the head is usually small — doctors call this microcephaly. This stunted growth becomes clearer as your child ...

Ten pregnant women from Pune who had earlier tested positive for the Zika virus infection have delivered healthy babies, ...

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