Spectrum: Autism Research News

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 28 November.

Here is a roundup of news and research for the weeks of 14 and 21 November.

The function of microglia and astrocytes in the brain may mediate the intersection of sex-differential biology and autism biology.

Using imaging methods to sort mouse models of autism may help identify subtypes of autistic people with similar underlying biology.

UBE3A, a key gene associated with both autism-linked conditions, can explain most — but not all — of the syndromes’ atypical neuronal properties.

People with dup15q syndrome and those with idiopathic autism have similar patterns of altered gene expression in early brain development and later in life.

A new atlas reveals how the structural shake-ups within a cell’s genome differ by cell type and brain region over time.

This month’s issue is packed with tips for early-career researchers heading to the first in-person meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in three years.

A meeting in Texas reckons with the future of treatment, following two setbacks in 2020.

Mice missing the autism-linked SHANK2 and SHANK3 genes in their retrosplenial cortex have trouble distinguishing between novel and familiar mice.