April 21, 2025 – Genetic factors are thought to play a major role in the development of autism, but for decades what they are has proven elusive. Now scientists are starting to uncover clues. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental …
Some human individuals develop autism: Is it a genetic mystery? Read more »
March 15, 2020 – An international study published in the journal Cell has described 109 genetic variants associated with eight psychiatric disorders such as autism, ADHD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette syndrome in a total of about 230,000 …
Large genetic map of psychiatric disorders completed Read more »
March 08, 1014 – The following article just appeared in PsyBlog and provides highly interesting reading in relation to newly discovered molecular mechanisms in the etiology of (possibly individualized) disease predispositions. Very exciting. The most common form of intellectual disability is caused by a mechanism which shuts …
Genetic Trigger Discovered For Most Common Form of Mental Disability and Autism Read more »