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·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.

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·July 22, 2026·6 min read

Sports Programs Improve Motor Skills in Autistic Children

A new study shows that organized sports interventions significantly enhance motor skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

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·July 21, 2026·10 min read

Study Links Childhood Unpredictability to Mental Health

A new study establishes childhood unpredictability as a distinct risk factor for youth mental health.

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·July 20, 2026·10 min read

Monkeys and Kids Share Evolutionary Intuitions for Geometry

A new study reveals that non-human primates share a fundamental intuition for geometry with humans.

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·July 17, 2026·14 min read

Adolescent Brain Changes Temporarily Obscure Earlier Memories

Late adolescence triggers a temporary destabilization of contextual memory circuits due to the targeted remodeling of perineuronal nets (PNNs) in the retrosplenial cortex (RSP).

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·July 17, 2026·11 min read

Prenatal Acetaminophen Use Not Linked to Adverse Birth Outcomes

A new study evaluates 8,900 mother-infant pairs from the NIH ECHO program to prove that prenatal acetaminophen use carries no statistically significant association with adverse birth outcomes.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·July 15, 2026·11 min read

Gene Therapy Reverses Severe Traits of Fragile X Syndrome

The therapy restored FMRP expression in crucial brain regions, resulting in reduced audiogenic seizure susceptibility, normalized sensory hyperactivity, and complete reversal of elevated low-gamma EEG power.

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·July 14, 2026·11 min read

The Amygdala Predicts Teen Isolation Years in Advance

A new study reveals that childhood amygdala reactivity to emotional faces isolates future social health profiles two years later.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·July 14, 2026·13 min read

Autistic Teens’ Brains Process Unfamiliar Voices Differently

A new study reveals that the reward and salience centers in the brains of autistic teenagers fail to increase their responsiveness to unfamiliar voices as they mature.