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Published on October 9, 2025 - 12:00 GMT

Scientists Fix Genetic Defect in Mice Tied to Brain Disorders That Include Autism and Epilepsy

Gene therapy successfully reduced epileptic activity, hyperactivity and risk-taking behaviors tied to SYNGAP1-related disorders SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, October 9, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In an exciting scientific first, researchers at the Allen Institute successfully designed a new gene therapy that reversed symptoms related to SYNGAP1-related disorders (SRD) in mice. These are a class of brain disorders that can lead to severe and debilitating symptoms including intellectual disability, epilepsy, …

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Published on October 7, 2025 - 09:00 GMT

Scientists Create ChatGPT-like AI Model for Neuroscience to Build One of the Most Detailed Mouse Brain Maps to Date

Artificial intelligence reveals undiscovered regions of the brain from large-scale spatial transcriptomics data SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, October 7, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In a powerful fusion of AI and neuroscience, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Allen Institute designed an AI model that has created one of the most detailed maps of the mouse brain to date, featuring 1,300 regions/subregions. This new map includes previously uncharted subregions of the brain, …

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Published on September 24, 2025 - 18:00 GMT

New study reveals rheumatoid arthritis begins long before symptoms, opening door to prevention

The research reveals early-warning signs that could help doctors catch the disease before it starts, potentially saving patients years of pain and disability. SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, September 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Scientists have discovered that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) doesn’t start when the pain begins. It silently starts years earlier. RA is a debilitating autoimmune disease that causes painful joint inflammation and damage. The new research reveals that people at risk for RA experience …

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Published on September 15, 2025 - 09:00 GMT

Scientists shoot lasers into brain cells to uncover how illusions work

Supported by the Allen Institute’s OpenScope program, the findings could help us better understand neuropsychiatric disorders like schizophrenia SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, September 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- An illusion is when we see and perceive an object that doesn’t match the sensory input that reaches our eyes. In the case of the image attached, the sensory input is four Pac Man–like black figures. But what we see or perceive is a white square—i.e., the illusion. In a new study published in …

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Scientists Fix Genetic Defect in Mice Tied to Brain Disorders That Include Autism and Epilepsy

Scientists Create ChatGPT-like AI Model for Neuroscience to Build One of the Most Detailed Mouse Brain Maps to Date

New study reveals rheumatoid arthritis begins long before symptoms, opening door to prevention

Scientists shoot lasers into brain cells to uncover how illusions work