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Rachel Zamzow is an award-winning science journalist and editor based in Waco, Texas. She is managing editor of The Open Notebook, a non-profit organization that supports the global community of journalists who cover science. Her work covering science and health has appeared in The Transmitter, Science, and Science News, among other publications.
Rachel has a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Missouri. She tweets @RachelZamzow.
The current Autism CARES Act sunsets in late September.
Too often, people outside the margins of what’s considered classic autism are left out of research agendas, Abubakare says.
Intentional interactions with autistic people led Sasson to refocus his research.
Having a genetic predisposition to inflammation is linked to structural changes in brain regions implicated in neurodevelopmental conditions.
Early interventions for autism lack solid data. The source of this problem is murky but may stem from ongoing debates about evidence quality and entrenched conflicts of interest within the field.
Despite evidence for a role in plasticity and other crucial functions, many neuroscientists still view these proteins as “brain goop.” The field needs technical advances and a shift in scientific thinking to move beyond this outdated perspective.
Despite evidence for a role in plasticity and other crucial functions, many neuroscientists still view these proteins as “brain goop.” The field needs technical advances and a shift in scientific thinking to move beyond this outdated perspective.
The findings—providing “the next step in the whole pathway”—help explain the disease’s late onset and offer hope that it has an extended therapeutic window.
The findings—providing “the next step in the whole pathway”—help explain the disease’s late onset and offer hope that it has an extended therapeutic window.
Genetic variants on the X chromosome, including those in the gene DDX53, contribute to autism’s gender imbalance, two new studies suggest.
Genetic variants on the X chromosome, including those in the gene DDX53, contribute to autism’s gender imbalance, two new studies suggest.