A gene called ZNRF3, known to be involved in cancer, also messes with the mind. The human brain relies on two copies of this gene to build a right-sized brain. If one of the copies is defective, the ...

An international research team has uncovered new insights into healthy brain aging. The researchers found that aging leads to the accumulation of defective energy molecules in the brains of aged mice, ...

In an exciting scientific first, researchers at the Allen Institute successfully designed a new gene therapy that reversed symptoms related to SYNGAP1-related disorders (SRD) in mice. These are a ...

For the first time Monash University researchers used the technique to uncover degenerative brain processes in people with the faulty HD gene, decades before symptoms arise. The neurological condition ...

A team has identified a molecular cellular mechanism that is linked to microencephaly, a condition in which a baby's head is much smaller than expected. Nonsense-mediated RNA decay, or NMD, is an ...

In a new study, Yale Cancer Center researchers identified a novel genetic defect that prevents brain tumor cells from repairing damaged DNA. They found that the defect is highly sensitive to an ...

In an era intent on unraveling the mysteries of the brain, we are apt to view problems ranging from depression to hyperactivity as signs of defective brain chemistry. However, over-focusing on the ...