An international team of scientists studying genetic causes of autism spectrum disorders by focusing on families where both parents shared a recent ancestor, found that seemingly diverse genes linked to autism had something in common in that many were triggered by brain development that is regulated by early childhood experience.
The findings support the emerging and [...]

In a new study, published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, researchers were able for the first time to convincingly demonstrate a genomic locus to be linked to migraine susceptibility in two diverse populations. “This study gives new hope to deciphering the migraine pathways and therefore discovering targets for future treatments, as well as [...]