Green fluorescence in a mouse brain highlights clusters of striosomal neurons (yellow arrow) that send distant connections, also green, to cells that produce dopamine in…
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A deficiency in vitamin D on the mother’s side could explain why autism spectrum disorder is three times more common in boys, say Queensland Brain Institute…
Alysson Muotri, PhD, is professor and director of the Stem Cell Program at UC San Diego School of Medicine and member of the Sanford Consortium…
Dendritic spines of cortical neurons in layers II and III (left) and layer V (right) in 4-week-old wildtype (top) and FABP4 KO mice (bottom). Like…
Study shows adding stem cells to educational intervention can significantly help kids with autism. Results of a clinical trial released today (September 9, 2020) in…
Two recent studies were unable to rule out that H1N1 (“swine flu”) vaccination (“Pandemrix”) and seasonal influenza vaccination given to pregnant women might be associated…
Transgender and gender-diverse adults are three to six times more likely as cisgender adults (individuals whose gender identity corresponds to their sex assigned at birth)…
Psychologists have found that a common test used by doctors and researchers to measure autistic personality traits lacks reliability and might not be capturing the…
Depicted are hippocampal neurons from a normal mouse (above) and a mouse bred to lack the eIF4G microexon (below). In the latter, there are fewer…
Findings from NIH-funded study could inform treatment strategies. Identical twins with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience large differences in symptom severity even though they…
MIT and Harvard Medical School researchers have uncovered a cellular mechanism that may explain why some children with autism experience a temporary reduction in behavioral…
This is an MRI scan of the brain. Credit: Lancaster University Lancaster University researchers have discovered, for the first time, how a genetic alteration that…
MIT neuroscientists have identified two brain circuits that help tune out distracting sensory information. Credit: MIT News Findings in mice suggest targeting certain brain circuits…
Researchers urge continued screening for all toddlers, while recommending changes to M-CHAT screening method to improve accuracy, address disparities. Philadelphia — In the first large,…