Brain organoids developed in Israel for testing and repurposing a wide variety of existing drugs to see if they could treat ...

Autism is often accompanied by a range of medical or psychiatric conditions, such as anxiety, ADHD, epilepsy, sleep problems, and gastrointestinal problems. The scientific understanding of this ...

This imbalance leads to autism-like behaviors and an increased risk of seizures. Our study results highlight how a single gene can influence both the excitatory and inhibitory systems in the brain.

Study Links Gene Regulating Brain Circuit Formation to Autism and Seizures Jan. 8, 2025 — A new study offers insights into how the gene neuropilin2 contributes to the development of behavioral ...

A new study offers insights into how the gene neuropilin2 contributes to the development of behavioral changes associated with autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy. The gene neuropilin2 encodes a ...

Previous research has linked mutations in neuropilin2 to neurological disorders like autism and epilepsy, but the mechanisms involved have remained largely unclear. In the current study ...

The Laboratory of Epilepsy and Emotional Behavior, led by Vaishnav Krishnan, M.D., Ph.D., is devoted to advancing our knowledge of the basic neurobiological mechanisms that underlie the strong ...

Noted in the study is Autism BrainNet, a program set up to educate autistic people and their families about the opportunity ...

The CDC estimates there are at least 5.4 million adults in the U.S. with autism. Jackie Ceonzo knew something wasn’t right when her firstborn son Joey started to have seizures at 18 months old.