Tag: Development
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Discovery of the gene defective in a rare developmental disorder of the brain
In April 2009, a Quebec family experienced the worst tragedy for parents: before the age of one, one of their sons died of a rare genetic disease causing congenital microcephaly, […]
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Disturbing the fetal brain during pregnancy impacts neural stem cell growth of offspring into adulthood
It is well known that there are events that happen in utero that can impact the child’s health as an adult. Changes in the maternal environment can have lasting effects […]
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IRCM researchers identify new proteins crucial for hearing
A team of researchers led by Dr. Michel Cayouette at the IRCM made an important discovery, published online yesterday by the scientific journal Developmental Cell, that could better explain some […]
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Delayed brain development may lead to brain injury in newborns with heart birth defects
Newborns with congenital heart disease are found to be highly vulnerable to brain injuries. While the link between heart defects and slower brain development has long been demonstrated, a new […]
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Cocaine use during adolescence changes shape and size of brain regions that govern drug-seeking
Adolescents who use cocaine risk changing the part of the brain involved in reward and learning, according to research published in the January 30 edition of The Journal of Neuroscience.
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New research finds slower growth of preterm infants linked to altered brain development
Preterm infants who grow more slowly as they approached what would have been their due dates also have slower development in an area of the brain called the cerebral cortex, […]
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IRCM researchers discover a nerve cell’s internal clock
A step forward in regenerating and repairing damaged nerve cells A team of IRCM researchers, led by Dr. Frédéric Charron, recently uncovered a nerve cell’s internal clock, used during embryonic […]
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U0niversity of Toronto study demonstrates impact of adversity on early life development
Study part of growing body of knowledge surrounding gene-environment interplay TORONTO, ON – It is time to put the nature versus nurture debate to rest and embrace growing evidence that […]
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Early life adversity affects broad regions of brain DNA
Study provides strong evidence of a biological process that embeds social experience in DNA that affects not just a few genes but entire networks of genes. Early life experience results […]
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Maternal depression affects language development in babies
Maternal depression and a common class of antidepressants can alter a crucial period of language development in babies, according to a new study by researchers at the University of British […]