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How Trump’s fetal-tissue policy impacts medical research
The announcement this week that the U.S. federal government is changing its policy on the use of human fetal tissue in medical research is designed to please anti-abortion groups.

How Trump’s fetal-tissue policy impacts medical research
Narrow networks make it difficult to access mental health care
The average provider network includes only 11 percent of all the mental health care providers in a given market, according to a recent study.

Narrow networks make it difficult to access mental health care
CHIP insurance plan cheaper than Affordable Care for children with autism
Children with chronic conditions are especially vulnerable to health insurance changes, as they often rely on specialists and medications that may not be covered if they switch plans.

CHIP insurance plan cheaper than Affordable Care for children with autism
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U.S. BRAIN Initiative set to lose $81 million this year
A government spending bill, which was approved today by the House of Representatives and heads next to a Senate vote, allocates 20 percent less funding for the program than last year.

U.S. BRAIN Initiative set to lose $81 million this year
A government spending bill, which was approved today by the House of Representatives and heads next to a Senate vote, allocates 20 percent less funding for the program than last year.
How tiny tardigrades could help tackle systems neuroscience questions
The eight-legged, millimeter-long animals reveal how small nervous systems produce complex behaviors and perceptual abilities, a preprint suggests.

How tiny tardigrades could help tackle systems neuroscience questions
The eight-legged, millimeter-long animals reveal how small nervous systems produce complex behaviors and perceptual abilities, a preprint suggests.
Analyzing automation: Two studies test methods that track rodents’ social interactions, children’s speech characteristics
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 10 March.

Analyzing automation: Two studies test methods that track rodents’ social interactions, children’s speech characteristics
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 10 March.