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- Rare variants tied to neuronal migration, autism traitsMany people with mutations in the NCKAP1 gene have autism or autism traits, according to a new study spanning seven countries.The post Rare variants tied to neuronal migration, autism traits appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News.6 min
- Inside the reporter's notebook: Dispatches from 2020
Spectrum’s staff couldn’t report on the ground this year — with no lab visits, sit-down interviews or in-person conferences to attend — but we observed a lot of changes from our computer screens.
5 min - Hot topics in autism research, 2020
The Spectrum team highlights five topics that distinguished autism research in 2020: diversity in data, gene therapies, subtyping, social circuitry and the ‘autism gene’ debate.
9 min - Errors of omission: Why we are deeply concerned about research on autism therapiesStudies of autism treatments rarely report adverse events, and the scientists involved often fail to disclose their conflicts of interest.The post Errors of omission: Why we are deeply concerned about research on autism therapies appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News.8 min
- Drug helps mice with autism-linked mutation recognize others
Mice that model 22q11.2 deletion syndrome lack social memory, but that trait can be reversed using a drug that targets the flow of potassium ions in neurons.
6 min - Reactions from the 2020 SYNGAP1 Scientific ConferenceSpectrum is covering the 2020 International SYNGAP1 Scientific Conference, which took place virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic. Here we’re highlighting researchers’ reactions to noteworthy presentations.The post Reactions from the 2020 SYNGAP1 Scientific Conference appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News.7 min
- Mutations in the same exon linked to similar autism traits
People with autism who carry DNA variants in the same protein-coding region of a gene have more similar cognitive abilities and behaviors than those who carry mutations in different regions of the same gene.
6 min - Book Review: ‘The Pattern Seekers’ links human invention — past, present and future — to autism traitsSimon Baron-Cohen’s new book is essentially a 272-page argument for his hypothesis that all human innovation stems from the ability to discern and manipulate causal patterns.The post Book Review: ‘The Pattern Seekers’ links human invention — past, present and future — to autism traits appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News.8 min
- Genes' influence on social behaviors shifts with age
Some social behaviors associated with autism are heritable, but the extent to which genes and the environment influence these behaviors changes as a child grows.
6 min - Autism behind bars - Blind eyeTo try to prevent insensitivity, the U.K.’s National Autistic Society has worked with government officials to create autism accreditation standards for prisons. The first U.K. prison received accreditation in 2016. There are no such standards in the U.S. so far.5 min
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