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Brain activity patterns may distinguish girls with autism
Atypical patterns of neuronal activity and gene expression in the striatum may characterize autism in girls, according to a new study.
Brain activity patterns may distinguish girls with autism
Atypical patterns of neuronal activity and gene expression in the striatum may characterize autism in girls, according to a new study.
Seeing connections between autism and blindness
Autism is unusually common among people with congenital blindness, in part because the ability to see drives much of brain development.
Seeing connections between autism and blindness
Autism is unusually common among people with congenital blindness, in part because the ability to see drives much of brain development.
What Ehlers-Danlos syndrome can teach us about autism
Not much is known about the connection between autism and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a condition that affects collagen. But preliminary work provides tantalizing clues.
What Ehlers-Danlos syndrome can teach us about autism
Not much is known about the connection between autism and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a condition that affects collagen. But preliminary work provides tantalizing clues.
People’s affinity for social cues is inherited, study suggests
Genetics may govern a person's ability to pay attention to social cues.
People’s affinity for social cues is inherited, study suggests
Genetics may govern a person's ability to pay attention to social cues.
Quantitative tests of motor skills could improve autism care
New assessments of the subtle motor difficulties that characterize autism could improve autistic children's lives and teach us a lot about the condition.
Quantitative tests of motor skills could improve autism care
New assessments of the subtle motor difficulties that characterize autism could improve autistic children's lives and teach us a lot about the condition.
Motor traits that mark autism remain elusive, large study finds
Motor problems in autistic infants may parallel those in infants with other developmental conditions.
Motor traits that mark autism remain elusive, large study finds
Motor problems in autistic infants may parallel those in infants with other developmental conditions.
Oversold diets; big brains explained; tracking CRISPR and more
Benefits of diets for autism features remain unproven, variants of the same DNA region make brains big or small, and STAT announces a new CRISPR tracker.
Oversold diets; big brains explained; tracking CRISPR and more
Benefits of diets for autism features remain unproven, variants of the same DNA region make brains big or small, and STAT announces a new CRISPR tracker.
‘Syntax’ of mouse behavior may speak volumes about autism
An algorithm that decodes and quantifies mouse body language could reveal the brain circuits underlying certain autism features.
‘Syntax’ of mouse behavior may speak volumes about autism
An algorithm that decodes and quantifies mouse body language could reveal the brain circuits underlying certain autism features.
Movement perception, autism traits may share genetic roots
The ability to identify human-like movements is rooted in genetics — and may share those origins with autism traits.
Movement perception, autism traits may share genetic roots
The ability to identify human-like movements is rooted in genetics — and may share those origins with autism traits.
Prenatal microbiome; standing by stereotypes; Common Rule delay and more
Microbiologists debate the existence of bacteria in the womb, yet another movie relies on stereotypes to portray a person with autism, and the U.S. federal government delays implementation of the Common Rule for clinical research.
Prenatal microbiome; standing by stereotypes; Common Rule delay and more
Microbiologists debate the existence of bacteria in the womb, yet another movie relies on stereotypes to portray a person with autism, and the U.S. federal government delays implementation of the Common Rule for clinical research.
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Neuropathologist not guilty of research misconduct, says university probe
The investigation determined that seven papers by corresponding author Adriano Aguzzi have “scientifically significant” errors, which Aguzzi attributes to his former students.
Neuropathologist not guilty of research misconduct, says university probe
The investigation determined that seven papers by corresponding author Adriano Aguzzi have “scientifically significant” errors, which Aguzzi attributes to his former students.
Diverse autism genes derail common developmental pathways
Multiple genetic mouse models initially show delayed cortical development, but the animals’ molecular trajectories diverge within weeks after birth, a new study finds.
Diverse autism genes derail common developmental pathways
Multiple genetic mouse models initially show delayed cortical development, but the animals’ molecular trajectories diverge within weeks after birth, a new study finds.
Brain’s sex differences are subtle and contradictory, large MRI study finds
Sex-based behavioral differences do not match with variations in brain activation or structure in a study of almost 1,000 people.
Brain’s sex differences are subtle and contradictory, large MRI study finds
Sex-based behavioral differences do not match with variations in brain activation or structure in a study of almost 1,000 people.