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• October 5, 2026

  Genetic Marker Linked to Schizophrenia Treatment Response

  A specific gene variant may help predict how patients respond to common antipsychotic medications.

• October 5, 2026

  Online Autism Care Training Opened to Nigerian Professionals

  A Florida institution has launched a degree program to help professionals gain autism expertise without leaving Nigeria.

• October 5, 2026

  Telehealth ADHD Assessments Have Grown In Popularity

  Patients are turning to virtual care to bypass long wait times and high costs for ADHD diagnosis and management.

• October 2, 2026

  Case Study Examined Rare Psychogenic Voice Loss

  Researchers highlighted a teenager who lost the ability to speak but retained the capacity to sing.

• October 1, 2026

  Rett Syndrome Gene Therapy Data Will Be Presented

  Researchers will showcase ongoing clinical trial results for a potential gene-transfer treatment in October 2026.

• October 1, 2026

  New Open-Access Database Categorizes Neurodevelopmental Genes

  Researchers have launched a searchable database to help standardize genetic associations for neurodevelopmental disorders.

• October 1, 2026

  Social Behavior Linked to Enhanced Auditory Sensitivity

  New research in rodents suggests that complex social living may have driven the evolution of more sensitive hearing systems.

• September 30, 2026

  Diagnostic Discordance Identified in Preterm Children

  Researchers found that standard autism screening tools often yield different results for children born very preterm.

• September 30, 2026

  Speech Patterns Linked to Brain Health Conditions

  Researchers found that AI models struggled to process speech from patients with schizophrenia or major depression.

• September 28, 2026

  Researchers Modeled Angelman Syndrome With Stem Cells

  A new cerebellar organoid model helps scientists study how this rare genetic condition impacts brain development.

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