Neurology

Enormous genomic analysis yields tantalizing insights into mechanisms behind conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

A protein associated with the degenerative disease was passed to eight patients decades ago in contaminated growth hormones

Lack of interest, training and pay may limit the supply

Grunya Sukhareva characterized autism nearly two decades before Austrian doctors Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger

Prolonged social isolation can do severe, long-lasting damage to the brain 

Mouse studies show tiny intercellular pods convey to sperm a legacy of a father’s hard knocks in life

Three studies in rodents suggest prenatal exposure to the drug may pose risks for infants

Many families don’t realize how many resources are available to help them

Opening the blood-brain barrier with ultrasound could help treat this and other brain disorders

It’s also harmful to serious science

Those who’ve had it removed get the neurodegenerative disorder later or not at all, study finds

Mice that lack these genes do not engage in rapid eye movement sleep