A seminal study has uncovered a new genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). The discovery offers both closure and hope to potentially thousands of families worldwide who have long been ...

Research identifies a neurodevelopmental spectrum for ADHD and autism, emphasizing genetic links and their impact on ...

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) approach that accelerates the identification of genes that contribute to neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism spectrum disorder, ...

Researchers have identified how three novel genes cause neurodevelopmental disorders. Researchers now have a better sense of the genes' roles in human brain development and function and their ability ...

Brian Lee, PhD, associate professor of epidemiology at the Dornsife School of Public Health, received a 5-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant of $4M to study possible links between ...

Maternal use of valproate during pregnancy has been associated with an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children. Although most studies of other antiseizure medications have not shown ...

Parents of kids with neurodevelopmental disorders were more likely to be diagnosed with cardiovascular disease. The hazard ratio was 1.27 for mothers and 1.20 for fathers. Risk rose with the number of ...

Diagnoses of mental illness and neurodevelopmental disorders among publicly insured children in the United States rose significantly between 2010 and 2019, with the ...