A team of researchers from the Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) at the University of Granada, in collaboration with the University of Castilla-La Mancha, has conducted a study that sheds light on the close relationship between parental stress and the daily performance of children with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Researchers are uncovering how disrupted glutamatergic synapses drive diverse forms of intellectual disability, revealing new paths toward targeted treatments.

Including genetic testing in evaluations for children with autism, developmental delay and other neurodevelopmental disorders often leads to major changes in care, researchers say. In a study looking at medical records for 316 children treated at a ...

The study used large-scale CRISPR gene-editing technology to systematically determine which genes are required as embryonic stem cells develop into brain cells.

Researchers have identified a neurodevelopmental disorder, caused by mutations in a single gene, that affects tens of thousands of people worldwide. The findings will improve clinical diagnostic services for patients with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Before there were MRI machines or CT scans—never mind the possibility of using AI to unlock the mysteries of the human brain—there was Civitan International. Founded in 1917, this organization of volunteer service clubs throughout the globe spent the ...

Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder that primarily affects girls, most of whom have mutations in the transcription regulatory gene MECP2. However, mutations in MECP2 also have been identified in normal carrier female individuals, female ...