Neurological & Psychological Disorders
News on research and diagnostic developments in neuroscience.
International Neuroscience Data Effort Launches Under Global Alliance for Genomics and Health
Participants hope to model and develop best practices as they support new discoveries by connecting genomic and other clinical datasets.
Octave Bioscience Wins $10M Grant From Michael J. Fox Foundation
The firm will use the funds to develop a protein panel that can help assess disease activity and progression in individuals with Parkinson's.
Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Features Thwarted by Protective Variant
A homozygous version of the Christchurch variant appeared to reduce disease-related features in mouse models and cells containing a late-onset Alzheimer's-linked APOE4 mutation.
Roughly a year after its launch, the company's Multiple Sclerosis Disease Activity (MSDA) test is being used by several dozen clinics around the country.
Genetic Factors May Help Explain Link Between Screen Time, Psychiatric Problems in Children
With data for nearly 4,300 children from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, researchers uncovered genetic confounding between screen time and psychiatric traits.