Progressive vision loss, and eventually blindness, are the hallmarks of juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (JNCL) or CLN3-Batten disease. New research shows how the mutation associated with the disease could potentially lead to degeneration of light sensing photoreceptor cells in the retina, and subsequent vision loss. “The prominence and early onset of retinal degeneration in JNCL […]
New research from North Carolina State University provides insights into the earliest stages of Angelman syndrome. The work also demonstrates how human cerebral organoids can be used to shed light on genetic disorders that affect human development. Angelman syndrome is a genetic disorder associated with delayed development, intellectual disability, speech impairment and problems with movement. […]
“A new study of researchers at IMT School for Advanced Study Lucca demonstrates for the first time that the slow waves of NREM-sleep travel and propagate in the brain through ‘anatomical highways.’ The scientists have investigated in particular the role of the corpus callosum, the bundle of nervous fibers that connects the two brain emispheres, […]
A study by a team of psychologists has revealed that people who self-injure often feel positively—as well as negatively—about their behavior. The findings show that though people who self-injure often do not like the way their behavior affects their lives and troubles those around them, it also helps them feel safe and secure. People who […]
