At 10 months old, my daughter Gabrielle had missed key milestones for gross motor, fine motor, social and communication skills. Following two seizures, Gabrielle had an MRI that showed brain ...

Aspergillus nidulans has long served as a model organism for elucidating the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying fungal development. Research into its asexual and sexual life cycles has ...

Thousands of children with severe developmental disorders have benefited from more targeted treatments and support with genetic insights from the large-scale Deciphering Developmental Disorders (DDD) ...

Irvine, Calif., July 6, 2006 -- Findings of a recent genetic study on developmental brain disorders may be the "tip of an iceberg" revealing factors involved with a number of congenital diseases, ...

An international study led by researchers at the University of Cambridge department of psychiatry has discovered that autism diagnosed during early childhood has a different genetic and developmental ...

Schizophrenia is thought to affect 1 in 300 people, or about 0.32 percent of the global population, and treatment options are limited because of a poor understanding of the mechanisms underlying the ...

Developmental biologist Dr. Alexandra Joyner is preparing to retire from MSK after an illustrious career. An overarching question she has pursued for 30 years is: How does the cerebellum get its folds ...

A new study examines the embryogenesis and eye development of the cave-dwelling spider Tegenaria pagana, providing the first detailed description of its developmental stages. By analyzing gene ...

Researchers have shown that developmental abnormalities, including those that lead to pregnancy loss, are controlled by the genetics of the fetus and placenta -- and not the mother's intrauterine ...

Study reveals how neurodevelopment and mental health influence unhealthy eating patterns during adolescence. Study: Relationships of eating behaviors with psychopathology, brain maturation and genetic ...

Those involved in the drug development process face challenges of efficiency and overall sustainability due in part to high research costs, lengthy development timelines, and late-stage drug failures.