Discovery of new gene sheds light on human brain development
With the identification of the gene responsible for a newly recognized type of mental retardation, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have also discovered what appears to be...
View ArticleEvaluation of medical reasons behind end to pregnancy due to abnormalities of...
When a pregnancy ends tragically due to fatal abnormalities of the fetus, it is important to understand the medical reasons behind the event. This evaluation can help predict the risk of reoccurrence...
View ArticleNew diagnostic tool proves cost-effective in identifying rare genetic disorders
Mutations in a single gene can cause several types of developmental brain abnormalities that experts have traditionally considered different disorders. With support from the National Institutes of...
View ArticlePerisylvian polymicrogyria gene found
Researchers have identified the genetic basis for bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria, the most common form of regional polymicrogyria.
View ArticleHemispheric and thalamic volumes point to electrical epilepticus during sleep
Early assessment of hemispheric and thalamic volumes in children with polymicrogyria and epilepsy can reliably predict the risk of continuous spike-and-wave complexes during sleep, a study indicates.
View ArticleNew report documents fetal brain abnormalities linked to congenital Zika...
In a special report released August 23 in the journal Radiology, a team of researchers including Deborah Levine, MD, Director of Obstetric & Gynecologic ultrasound at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical...
View ArticleResearchers use animal model to study brain abnormality in human TD patients
Thanatophoric dysplasia (TD) is an intractable disease designated by Ministry of Welfare, Health and Labor of Japan, causing severe abnormalities of bones and the brain.
View ArticleNew Binghamton research explores how brain folds form in fetuses
Many mysteries continue to surround the human brain, but among the most important are how it forms and how those early weeks affect the rest of a person's life.
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