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Research articles covering work related to austism spectrum disorders are provided below.

·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.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·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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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·July 16, 2026·12 min read

Brain Activity Noise Linked to Autism Communication

A new study demonstrates that altered aperiodic background signals on high-density 128-channel EEGs correlate with functional communication challenges in autistic youth.

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.

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.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·July 1, 2026·11 min read

Acetaminophen Cleared of Autism and ADHD Pregnancy Risks

A new study utilizes a rigorous sibling-matched design to conclusively prove that prenatal paracetamol (acetaminophen) exposure carries zero risk of causing autism or ADHD, regardless of trimester timing or dosage volume.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 29, 2026·9 min read

Nanosensor Separates Autism From Intellectual Disability

Scientists demonstrates that a carbon-fiber nanosensor can differentiate Autism Spectrum Disorder from Intellectual Disability by measuring real-time nitric oxide production in undifferentiated patient stem cells, even when both conditions share identical genetic mutations.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 24, 2026·10 min read

Dogs May Bridge the Autism Drug Discovery Gap

Shank3 mutant laboratory Beagles could bridge the 90% failure gap in autism drug development, as their uniquely co-evolved social architecture allows them to mirror human-like social withdrawal, gaze aversion, and sensory changes far better than rodent models.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 19, 2026·9 min read

Autism Mutations Converge on Shared Early Brain Pathways

A new study revealed that hundreds of diverse genetic causes of autism converge on shared molecular pathways.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 12, 2026·11 min read

Cerebellar Matrix Failures Lock Down the Brain’s Social Networks

Structural alterations within the cerebellar extracellular matrix serve as primary drivers of autism-related circuit dysfunction.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 10, 2026·12 min read

12-Gene Signature and Vulnerable Cells Found in Rett Syndrome

A new study demonstrated a cellular neighborhood effect, where mutant cells actively warp the gene expression of neighboring healthy neurons, revealing that early circuit wide-damage precedes clinical onset.