In females, on the other hand, the mechanism that regulates energy within the cell is impaired, preventing the brain from ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois have found a direct link between a genetic mutation and schizophrenia. The ...

Researchers identified a rare genetic mutation in two schizophrenia patients that increased schizophrenia-related behaviors in mice.

A human-specific NOVA1 gene variant may have influenced the emergence of spoken language. When introduced into mice, it ...

The root causes of most forms of Alzheimer's disease largely remain a mystery. Now, researchers have revealed a new piece of ...

A genetic mutation found in two human patients with schizophrenia also increased schizophrenia-related behaviors in mice with ...

Genes shape brain structure and may influence neurological disorders like Parkinson’s and ADHD, revealing new insights into brain health.

Neurogeneticists have discovered a novel genetic mutation and associated buildup of toxic proteins in the brain -- a type of buildup distinct from amyloid or tau, proteins that have long been the ...

A 75-year-old man with a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s has yet to show signs of the disease. Could this offer ...

The variant causes a person’s brain to accumulate beta amyloid and phosphorylated tau proteins, the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s.

In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex ...

These cancers have mutations in one of two genes ... mutations occur in a range of deadly cancers including those of the brain, bladder, pancreas, esophagus, and lungs. The scientists analyzed ...