Researchers are identifying behavioral, environmental and neural factors through which genetic risk for mental health problems is expressed in youth. When trying to understand how genetic influences ...

The vehicles that deliver gene editing cargo to the body’s cells can be toxic, complicating gene therapies, particularly those addressed to brain cells of developing fetuses. Less toxic carriers, ...

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 ...

Using CRISPR, Hebrew University of Jerusalem team finds PEDS1 enzyme linked to reduced brain size; study maps 331 genes ...

When trying to understand how genetic influences factor into youth behavior, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have taken the “big trawl” approach, casting their net wide to pull in ...