New research has investigated the mechanism by which bivalency functions to poise genes for expression during cell differentiation, providing insight into a long-standing paradigm in the regulation of ...

As well as being essential in the precise packaging of DNA into the space of the nucleus, histone proteins are also the site ...

Until 2013, the DSM-4 (fourth edition) listed four separate diagnoses within the category of pervasive developmental disorder: autistic disorder, Asperger’s syndrome, childhood disintegrative ...

“The scope of what is blocked is more pervasive and value-laden than I think we initially even knew to ask last year,” Laird said. While past surveys have revealed how often students and teachers ...

Genetics, differences in brain development, and mental health in the teenage years could help explain why some young people develop eating disorders, a new study suggests. An estimated 20 million ...

When we hear these scenarios, one of our first thoughts is “potential eating disorder.” But if you’re like most medical professionals globally, you have little to no training in eating ...

The disorder is thought to occur in about 1 to 2 percent of the population, but it’s possible for anyone to experience fleeting symptoms. Mental health providers have sometimes dismissed D.D.D ...