The DGIST Center for Synapse Diversity and Specificity has identified MDGA2 as a novel causative gene for developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE), a rare and intractable neurological disorder ...

Professor Jaewon Ko’s research team at DGIST, in collaboration with international researchers, identified that the loss of function of the MDGA2 gene induces severe developmental and epileptic encepha ...

In this study published in Molecular Psychiatry, researchers generated and analyzed Rp58 heterozygous mice as a model of RP58/ZBTB18 haploinsufficiency and were able to clarify the following four ...

A researcher has developed a new model that provides a holistic view on how our brain manages to learn quickly and forms stable, long-lasting memories. Their study sheds light on the crucial role of ...

Scientists at Université de Montréal and its affiliated Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) have uncovered unique roles for a protein complex in the structural organization and function of ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Neuropathic pain — abnormal hypersensitivity to stimuli — is associated with impaired quality of life and is often poorly managed. Estimates suggest that 3 percent to 17 percent of ...

Spinogenix, the company behind the once-a-day pill that restored lost nerve cell connections in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has now set its sights on using the pill to provide a ...

A study by researchers in the U.S. and U.K. has revealed a previously unknown mechanism by which cannabidiol (CBD)—a non-psychoactive component of cannabis—reduces seizures in many treatment-resistant ...