Spectrum: Autism Research News

The chimeric mouse model could provide a more realistic way to study microglia’s roles in brain conditions such as autism.

The Northeastern University psychology professor’s website offers a wealth of resources about how to navigate an academic career.

The paper used more than two dozen such terms, which have cropped up in thousands of published papers in recent years.

Profound autism prevalence rose from 2002 to 2016, though not nearly as much as non-profound autism did.

By imaging and recording synaptic activity in living mouse embryos for the first time, new research reveals previously unknown patterns of development and hints at how those patterns are disrupted in autism.

Most early-career researchers have to foot the bill for academic conferences and get reimbursed once they return. But not everyone can afford to wait for that payment.

The work identifies new varieties and may help researchers develop tools to genetically target specific classes of cells.

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 27 March.

Male rats prenatally exposed to a maternal immune response have atypical responses to other rats in distress, according to a new study.

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 20 March.