Ever wonder why some people crave sweets while others can take them or leave them? Preliminary findings from a new study ...

Habit formation describes the repeated performance of a behavior until it becomes routine: in other words, the shift from ...

When a male pearly razorfish is snatched from the sea, a female is forced to transition their sex too early. Scientists say ...

A large genetic analysis suggests that Phelan-McDermid syndrome may affect far more people than previously recognized.

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Summary: Researchers identified 11 independent genomic risk regions (loci) and 9 specific candidate genes linked to BPD ...

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From shyness to nonstop energy, a study of 80,000 children suggests genes may help explain why.

A newly identified recessive neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) linked to variants in the RNU2-2 gene may be among the most common genetic causes of intellectual disability and epilepsy, new research ...

For centuries, mental illness and physical disease have been viewed as two distinct categories, each with its own field of study, its own doctors, and its own menu of treatments. New CU Boulder ...

The father eventually learned that his daughter had Rett syndrome, which occurs in about one in every 10,000 births Kennedy News and Media A man said that his 1-year-old daughter began losing interest ...

Researchers have demonstrated a new class of low-cost, scalable sensors that can be used to monitor electrical activity in human cerebral organoids. Because electrical signals are key to understanding ...