Differences in brain connectivity are linked to several neurodevelopmental disorders, yet scientists still struggle to determine what changes are shared or unique to each condition. A new study ...

Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDs) affect brain function, leading to challenges in social, cognitive, and emotional areas. They often start in childhood and persist into adulthood. Autism and ADHD are ...

A research group led by Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan has uncovered a potential mechanism linking maternal inflammation to delayed neurodevelopment in infants. The research ...

Children with neurodevelopmental disorders report congenital abnormalities, such as defects of the heart and/or urinary tract, at least ten times more frequent compared to other children. This is one ...

Children whose fathers took valproate before conception were more likely to have neurodevelopmental disorders in a Nordic study. The risk of congenital malformations was not increased. Findings from ...

Early detection and treatment of congenital cerebral ventriculomegaly (CCV)—when a fetus's fluid-filled brain ventricles ...

A school project prompted 17-year-old Edward Kang to develop an AI tool that may lead to earlier diagnoses of the disorders.

Researchers have found that motor delay and low muscle tone were common signs of an underlying genetic diagnosis in children with neurodevelopment disorders. In a new study, UCLA Health researchers ...

Discover how a new $17.25M grant empowers CHLA and UCLA to accelerate breakthrough neurodevelopmental therapies. See how this ...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown neurodevelopmental disorder influenced by genetics – a discovery that promises new diagnoses for thousands of children and families worldwide. The ...

Maternal diabetes was associated with increased risks for intellectual disability, ADHD, and autism among offspring. Maternal diabetes increases risk for offspring neurodevelopmental disorders, ...