Future Brain Research Rides on Success of Genetics
Recent advancements in the field of genetics have given a vital boost to brain research. "Today, a large number of childhood and adult neurological disorders can be diagnosed by a simple DNA test on peripheral blood," write the authors in an overview published in the journal Neuron. The field, however, was already primed for take-off, says Dr. Huda Y. Zoghbi, professor of molecular and human genetics, pediatrics, neuroscience and neurology at Baylor College of Medicine and Dr. Stephen T. Warren, professor of human genetics, pediatrics and biochemistry at Emory and ACTSI investigator. Read more...