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Amy Wetherby: Impatient for progress
Amy Wetherby: Impatient for progress
A speech-language pathologist by training, Wetherby has spent more than four decades developing tools to help identify a... Read more
10 Aug 2023
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'Gain-of-function' mutation spawns autism traits
'Gain-of-function' mutation spawns autism traits
The mutation increases the activity of an autism-linked protein and leads to social difficulties and other behavior diff... Read more
8 Aug 2023
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Change of heart and mind: Autism's ties to cardiac defects
Change of heart and mind: Autism's ties to cardiac defects
Children with congenital heart disease have an increased likelihood of autism. Why?Source
3 Aug 2023
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'A catalyst for change': NIH makes first call for research supporting minimally verbal autistic people
'A catalyst for change': NIH makes first call for research supporting minimally verbal autistic people
The request is energizing scientists investigating autistic people who largely don’t communicate with spoken words.Sourc... Read more
1 Aug 2023
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Repurposed electronics lens spies neurons across entire mouse brain
Repurposed electronics lens spies neurons across entire mouse brain
When combined with tissue-inflation methods, the microscope can image axons without the need for tissue slicing, the res... Read more
27 Jul 2023
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Dispute erupts over role of sticky proteins in astrocytes
Dispute erupts over role of sticky proteins in astrocytes
But multiple independent researchers say they are not convinced by its results, which fail to confirm high-profile findi... Read more
25 Jul 2023
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New gene-editing method flags fragile X mutation for repair
New gene-editing method flags fragile X mutation for repair
The approach prompts cultured cells to correct the genetic mutation in fragile X syndrome using their own DNA repair sys... Read more
19 Jul 2023
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Partner selection may amplify rare variants in children
Partner selection may amplify rare variants in children
Nonrandom mating — the propensity for people to partner with others who share their traits — can increase the likelihood... Read more
14 Jul 2023
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Serotonin powers pruning of developing brain circuits in mice
Serotonin powers pruning of developing brain circuits in mice
Mice with microglia missing receptors for the neurotransmitter serotonin since birth have too many synapses and show soc... Read more
12 Jul 2023
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Mitochondria mediate effects of PTEN mutations
Mitochondria mediate effects of PTEN mutations
Whole-genome sequencing data — which include information about mitochondrial DNA — offer clues to why mutations in the s... Read more
10 Jul 2023
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