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May 06, 2022 Histone-modifying drug improves autism-like behaviors in mice
The experimental compound, called GSK-LSD1, enhances social preferences and reduces repetitive grooming in mice, according to a new study. The post Histone-modifying drug improves autism-like behaviors in mice appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News.
6 min
May 06, 2022 Inflammation may reshape brain regions tied to autism
Having a genetic predisposition to inflammation is linked to structural changes in brain regions implicated in neurodevelopmental conditions.
7 min
May 05, 2022 Autistic adults in Japan stay active in their communities, households
A new longitudinal study paints a favorable picture of the outcomes for many autistic adults in the city of Yokohama.
6 min
May 04, 2022 Researchers, advocates rush to aid autistic Ukrainians
Among the millions displaced by the war in Ukraine are children and adults with autism. Many autism professionals are doing what they can to help. The post Researchers, advocates rush to aid autistic Ukrainians appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News.
9 min
May 02, 2022 Access to Medicaid waivers varies with race, age, region
Black and Hispanic people with autism in North Carolina are 15 and 37 percent less likely, respectively, to receive a Medicaid waiver than their white counterparts are. The post Access to Medicaid waivers varies with race, age, region appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News.
5 min
May 02, 2022 'Tainted kids,' other odd phrases cropping up in autism studies
The “tortured phrases” — strangely worded paraphrases of established terms — may be the work of software that attempts to disguise plagiarism.
6 min
April 29, 2022 Miniature microscope records thousands of neurons in moving mice
The open-source device achieves subcellular resolution in a larger tissue volume than was possible with prior miniscopes, without impinging upon a mouse’s behavior. The post Miniature microscope records thousands of neurons in moving mice appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News.
7 min
April 27, 2022 Fruit flies help reveal effects of autism-linked mutations
Dozens of rare mutations of unknown effects seen in autistic people cause significant changes to fruit flies, suggesting they are linked to the condition. The post Fruit flies help reveal effects of autism-linked mutations appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News.
7 min
April 27, 2022 Deep-learning tool tracks interacting animals in real time
By coupling the tool — called SLEAP — with optogenetics, researchers can determine the neural circuits underlying social behaviors.
6 min
April 25, 2022 Why autism therapies have an evidence problem
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. The post Why autism therapies have an evidence problem appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News.
14 min

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