Maternal mental health and well-being profoundly impacted by COVID-19 pandemic: Maternal well-being has been profoundly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a third of women experiencing significant mental health problems and ongoing fatigue and parenting stress, according to a new policy brief. The brief by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute found the pandemic had exacerbated […]
Mind-altering microbes: how the microbiome affects brain and behavior: Elaine Hsiao at TEDxCaltech Elaine Hsiao is a postdoctoral fellow in chemistry and biology at Caltech. She received her undergraduate degree in microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics from UCLA and her doctoral degree in neurobiology from Caltech with Professor Paul Patterson. She studied neuroimmune mechanisms underlying […]
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Head injuries in children linked to reduced brain size and learning difficulties: Traumatic brain injury may lead to reduced brain size in some children and teenagers which can be linked to cognitive problems, a new study shows. People who experience a serious blow to the head can suffer brain injury resulting in long-term cognitive problems […]
Scientists from Keele and Cardiff Universities have discovered new links between the breakdown in brain cell development and the risk of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. Genetic risk factors are known to disrupt brain development in a number of these disorders, but little is known about which aspects of this process are affected. This research […]
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Western Australian Health funding supports development of new mental health digital tool for autism families: A co-designed digital tool to address anxiety concerns for children on the autism spectrum is set to be developed and trialled in Western Australia, thanks to support from the WA Government’s Future Health Research and Innovation Fund (FHRIF). A co-designed […]
People who learn they are autistic when they are younger may have a heightened quality of life and sense of well-being in adulthood. That’s the finding of a new study, which also found that those who learned of their autism as adults reported more positive emotions (especially relief) about autism when first learning they were […]
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Australian researchers have discovered a new neurodevelopmental disorder after uncovering its link to a tumor suppressor gene. The international research collaboration, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, has linked a recognised tumor suppressor gene to a new neurodevelopmental syndrome, ending the diagnostic journey for […]
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Synchronising brain waves key to how and why we pay attention: New findings from researchers at the University of Melbourne and the German Primate Centre have revealed how interactions between electrical waves within the brain may be vital to information processing in the brain. Electrical waves – or oscillations of neural activity, traditionally recorded to […]
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Mental healthcare recovery plan to tackle second pandemic: Responding to NHS England’s proposed new standards for mental health services, Sean Duggan, chief executive of the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, said: “Health leaders will welcome the introduction of these proposed new standards as mental health services have not had comparable performance metrics to physical healthcare […]
New test to screen newborns for rare genetic disorders paves the way for earlier diagnosis and treatment. A newly developed test to screen for three rare genetic disorders simultaneously in newborns was feasible, reliable and scalable, according to a new study. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), reported that screening for Prader […]
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