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Immune cells in brain could become new drug targets for ASD, intellectual
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a convergent mechanism that may be responsible for how two top-ranked genetic risk factors for autism spectrum disorder/intellectual disability (ASD/ID) lead to these neurodevelopmental disorders.
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New mechanism involved in learning and memory discovered by scientists
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 10 (ANI): FMRP, a protein whose loss caused fragile X syndrome, intellectual disability, and some forms of autism, has been shown to play a key role in brain functions. It includes basic understanding about learning and memory. It helps to regulate synaptic connection
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Genetic brain disease reverses after birth, study finds
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 22 (ANI): Researchers at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) in Japan report that Kleefstra syndrome, a genetic disorder that leads to intellectual disability, can be reversed after birth in a mouse model of the disease.
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Study on cord blood provides insights on benefits, limitations for autism
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 24 (ANI): In a novel study to help children, who suffer from autism without intellectual disability, researchers have tested whether a single infusion of a unit of a child's own or donor cord blood could improve social communication skills in children between the a
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Cord blood study provides insights on benefits, limitations for autism tre
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 20 (ANI): Researchers work on a novel study from which children who suffer from autism without intellectual disability may benefit. They tested whether a single infusion of a unit of a child's own or donor cord blood could improve social communication skills in chi
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Researchers discover a new mechanism involved in expression of down syndro
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have discovered a new mechanism involved in the expression of down syndrome, one of the main causes of intellectual disability and congenital heart defects in children.
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Depression risk in young adults associated with autism
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Sep 02 (ANI): Turns out, Autism spectrum disorders (ASD), especially without an accompanying intellectual disability, were associated with greater risk for depression in young adults, compared to the general population and siblings without Autism spectrum disorders.
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India team given send-off ahead of Unified Cup
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Unified football team of six athletes with the intellectual disability and 5 mainstream athletes from India were given send-off ahead of Special Olympics Unified Cup here at Taj Palace on Wednesday.
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Enzyme plays key role in drug design for breast cancer
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 01(ANI): Turns out, enzyme displays lower levels of activity in intellectual disability and that it is possible to inhibit it in breast cancer, where it is overactive.
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Vitamin D deficiency at birth ups autism risk
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 30 (ANI): Low level of Vitamin D at birth is linked to an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) at the age of three.
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Here`s how protein impacts intellectual disability
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 26 (ANI): A new study has paved the way for the potential treatments of intellectual disability and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
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26 novel genes linked to intellectual disability
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 12 (ANI): A team of researchers have identified 26 new genes linked to intellectual disability.
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