Researchers discovered that autism’s prevalence may be linked to human brain evolution. Specific neurons in the outer brain evolved rapidly, and autism-linked genes changed under natural selection.

Autism-linked genes evolved rapidly in humans. They may have aided brain growth and language. A recent study published in ...

Are the brains of left-handers different than those of right-handers? A recent study investigated this question from a new ...

UC San Francisco scientists used CRISPRa to boost healthy SCN2A gene expression in mice, reducing seizures and restoring ...

When brain development gets off to a bad start, the consequences are lifelong.   One example is a condition called SCN2A haploinsufficiency, in which children are born with just one functioning copy ...

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The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in great part influenced by genetics. Past research has identified various genes ...

The push to reduce spending on foundational research is shortsighted, Tesla A. Monson and Marianne F. Brasil write.

UCSF researchers are advancing care through scientific breakthroughs that pave the way for less addictive pain medications ...

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