AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·July 13, 2020·5 min readVascular Development May Be At Risk in AutismEarly developmental deficits in the formation of the brain's blood vessels cause autistic traits in mouse models of ASD.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 29, 2018·5 min readThe Hidden Complexity Underlying a Common Cause of AutismResearchers have uncovered genetic interactions that modulate variable symptoms associated with ASD.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 7, 2017·5 min readGenetic Body/Brain Connection Identified in Genomic Region Linked to AutismResearchers have identified a direct link between deletion in two genes and specific brain and body traits. Both genes are in the 16p11.2 area of chromosome 16. Deletions in this region are associated with ASD and other developmental disorders.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 8, 2017·6 min readMRI Reveals Striking Brain Differences in People With Genetics AutismResearchers have performed an MRI study of people with a common form of genetic autism. They discovered those with abnormalities on 16p11.2 had structural abnormalities with the corpus callosum and white matter volume.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·January 27, 2016·6 min readMissing Gene Copy Leads to Twenty Five Point Drop in IQResearchers discover a missing copy of a region in chromosome 16 results in a 25 point IQ drop in carriers.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·February 18, 2015·2 min readAutism Genes Activate During Fetal Brain DevelopmentResearchers discover that genetic mutations linked to Autism in children are connected to the RhoA pathway.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·June 19, 2012·5 min readFishing for Answers to Autism PuzzleBiologists take a new approach to deciphering the roles of genes associated with autism. Fish cannot display symptoms of autism,...Read More
