The ARX gene, which encodes a paired-type homeobox transcription factor, is crucial in forebrain development and interneuron specification. Mutations in ARX have been implicated in a spectrum of ...

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) approach that accelerates the identification of genes that contribute to neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism spectrum disorder, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Having diabetes during pregnancy has been linked to an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD in ...

Maternal diabetes was associated with increased risks for intellectual disability, ADHD, and autism among offspring. Maternal diabetes increases risk for offspring neurodevelopmental disorders, ...

Pathologic changes of the X-chromosome gene for dystrophin give rise to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), and dystrophin -- which minimizes muscle fiber loss due to sarcolemma contraction damage when ...

Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy was associated with a 29% greater risk of neurodevelopmental diagnosis by age 3 years. The largest effects were observed in third-trimester exposures, ...

Patients with overproduction of protein from the chromodomain helicase DNA binding (CHD2) gene can develop a very rare and severe neurodevelopmental disorder with profound implications for their ...

A research team led by scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and INSERM in France says it has identified for the first time a gene responsible for a severe neurodevelopmental disorder in ...

A new study by researchers at Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital shows that men who have a neurodevelopmental disorder, such as autism and ADHD, also have a slightly increased risk of ...

Antidepressant use in pregnancy was not associated with neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring, according to a cohort study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. “There has been a lot of research in ...