SYNGAP1 encephalopathy is a rare genetic disorder for which there is no treatment. It causes epilepsy, intellectual ...

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Can zebrafish help find autism treatments? Scientists used pharmaco-behavioral profiling to identify FDA-approved drugs, like ...

As the body ages, cells naturally accumulate dozens of genetic mutations each year. New research from Boston Children's ...

Almost 1,500 genes have been implicated in intellectual disabilities; yet for most people with such disabilities, genetic causes remain unknown. Perhaps this is in part because geneticists have been ...

For decades, the standard explanation for autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis has rested on two pillars: inherited ...

A University of Michigan-led study based on a review of genetic and health information from more than 276,000 people finds strong support for a decades-old evolutionary theory that sought to explain ...

A new Nature study suggests DNA mutations in immune cells may drive autoimmune diseases by removing immune system brakes, ...

SYNGAP1 encephalopathy is a rare genetic disorder for which there is no treatment, causing epilepsy, intellectual disability, ...