neurodevelopmental illness

Study Reveals How High-Impact Autism Mutations Alter the Way Proteins Interact, Driving Neurodevelopmental Pathology & Pointing to New Therapeutic Targets

In important new research, researchers have added new kinds of knowledge to our understanding of how severe gene mutations that have the power to cause autism spectrum disorder (ASD) alter cell… Read More

Mothers Who Took Choline Supplements While Pregnant Had Children With Fewer Social Withdrawal Issues and Improved Cognition—Evidence of Choline’s Value in Prevention

Researchers have reported results of a large, randomized clinical trial that provides the most statistically powerful evidence to date of the advantages for young children if their mothers take… Read More

Male-Specific Impairments Spurred by Maternal-Fetal Immune Conflicts May Account for Some of the Male Skew in Autism, New Research Suggests

Newly published research led by a BBRF grantee sheds important new light on how, during pregnancy, activation of the mother’s immune system—for example, in response to a viral infection—can set in… Read More

Comprehensive Study of Fetal COVID Exposure Shows No Harmful Behavioral or Neurodevelopmental Impacts a Year After Birth

A newly published study led by BBRF grantees sheds important new light on the question of whether infants born to mothers who were infected with the COVID-19 virus during pregnancy have been… Read More

For the First Time, Researchers Model a Crucial Phase of Early Human Brain Development—the Forging of Connections Across the Developing Spinal Cord

A great deal remains to be discovered about how the human brain develops into its mature form, starting with its origins in a tube-like structure that emerges early in embryonic development called… Read More

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