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·November 4, 2026·8 min read

One Autism Mutation Collapses the Whole Gene Network

How can hundreds of different mutations cause autism? Boston Children's Hospital researchers discovered "transcriptomic convergence"—where mutating one autism gene drags down a whole network—and identified ZFX, an X-linked gene that protects females from the collapse.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·November 3, 2026·6 min read

Omega-3 DHA Eases Autism Behaviors by Calming Inflammation

Can omega-3 fatty acids reshape brain circuits in autism? A study in Pediatric Discovery demonstrates that DHA reduces repetitive behaviors and restores sociability in early-stress rat models by blocking the prefrontal JNK inflammatory cascade and boosting NRF2 antioxidant enzymes.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·November 2, 2026·6 min read

Autism Alters Feedback Evaluation, Not Raw Perception

Do autistic brains perceive the world differently, or do they evaluate decisions along a unique path? An EEG study from the Hebrew University shows autistic adults match neurotypicals in sensory accuracy, but exhibit distinct neural processing of mistakes, difficulty, and past feedback.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·October 26, 2026·5 min read

Why Adapting to Change Is Harder in Autism

Autistic individuals show dampened brain responses to negative feedback and confidence, explaining cognitive adaptation challenges.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·September 30, 2026·5 min read

Restoring Brain Blood Vessels Reverses Autism-Related Behaviors in Mice

Repairing brain blood vessel function via P2Y2 receptor activation reverses autism behavioral symptoms in adult mice.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·September 21, 2026·7 min read

Maternal Infections Drive Autism Risk

A new study of 3.7 million people links congenital TORCH infections to a 3-fold higher autism risk and a 7-fold higher intellectual disability risk.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·September 19, 2026·5 min read

The Placenta May Decide Autism Vulnerability

A new study finds maternal inflammation damages placental spongiotrophoblasts, driving male-specific autism risk before brain sex differentiation.

Autism Featured Genetics

·September 17, 2026·6 min read

Converging Molecular Signatures of Autism Genes in the Brain

Researchers find >1,200 autism risk genes converge into two opposing molecular states in the brain, influencing responses to experimental drugs.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·August 4, 2026·9 min read

Autism Spectrum May Be Too Broad

A new study argues argues the autism spectrum has become an overly broad catch-all, risking overdiagnosis and calling for precise subgrouping.

Neuroscience

·July 23, 2026·8 min read

Study Maps Motor Abnormalities Across Mental Health Spectrums

A new study uses the HiToP framework to map motor symptoms to mental health dimensions in nearly 3,500 individuals.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·July 23, 2026·8 min read

Study Shows Rapid Reversal of Autism Traits

Asingle dose of the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin rapidly reverses autism-like behaviors and abnormal brain connectivity in adult mice exposed to maternal inflammation during development.