By Mariam Sunny and Kunal Das March 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a higher dose of Biogen ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have identified and described a previously unknown recessive neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) that appears to be the most ...

March 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a higher-dose version of Biogen's drug for a rare genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle weakness, the company said on ...

Over the past decade, scientists have identified numerous genetic variants that confer substantial risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. However, most of these discoveries were made ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists used a viral gene therapy to restore brain function in mice with SYNGAP1-related disorders, reducing seizures and ...

A 6-year-old girl is one of more than 80 people worldwide who has finally received a diagnosis of a new condition following ...

Genetic testing can help doctors diagnose some neurological disorders, such as Huntington’s disease. It can also provide insights into a person’s risk of future health conditions. Genetic testing ...

Doctors warn cousin marriages raise birth defect risk 2-2.5x due to shared recessive genes; genetic counselling can help reduce risks.

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A new study has brought scientists one step further in the direction of developing a cure for a brutal group of rare brain disorders known as SYNGAP1-related disorders, or SRDs. Researchers were able ...