Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are neurodevelopmental diseases that affect an alarming
number of individuals. The etiological basis of ASD is unclear, and evidence suggests it …

Risk for neuropsychiatric disorders is complex and includes an individual's internal genetic
endowment and their environmental experiences and exposures. Embryonic development …

Prenatal stress exposure is associated with adverse psychiatric outcomes, including autism
and ADHD, as well as locomotor and social inhibition and anxiety-like behaviors in animal …

Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with
complex heritability and higher prevalence in males. The neonatal epigenome has the …

Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune inflammatory disease of the central
nervous system (CNS). MS affects millions of people and causes a great economic and …

Bipolar disorder (BP) is a chronic neuropsychiatric condition characterized by pathological
fluctuations in mood from mania to depression. Adoption, twin and family studies have …

Studies suggest that abnormal neurodevelopment of prefrontal striatal circuits is implicated
in the pathogenesis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In the present study …

Despite decades of study, elucidation of the underlying etiology of complex developmental
disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), schizophrenia (SCZ), intellectual …

Depression stands as a prominent contributor to global disability, entailing an elevated risk
of suicide. Substantial evidence supports the notion that immune dysregulation may play a …

Prenatal stress is a risk factor for several psychiatric disorders in which inhibitory neuron
pathology is implicated. A growing body of research demonstrates that inhibitory circuitry in …