SFN 2019
Fever’s immune effect on brain may ease autism traits
An immune molecule produced during a fever improves sociability in three mouse models of autism.
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Society for Neuroscience 2019
SFN 2019
Loss of insulation on neurons may contribute to autism
Genes involved in the formation of myelin, a fatty substance that sheathes neurons, are altered in autistic people and in several mouse models.
SFN 2019
In brain imaging studies of autism, location may alter results
A new analysis hints at the source of the rampant inconsistency among brain imaging studies in autism: significant differences among study sites.
SFN 2019
Spheres of brain cells may offer crystal ball for autism’s origins
Researchers have monitored the active genome in brain organoids over the course of nearly two years — and may find clues to autism’s roots.
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Takeaways from SfN 2019
Thousands of research presentations, five days: Spectrum looks back at the 2019 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Chicago.
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Brain scans from one person build reliable map of brain activity
Mapping brain activity in one person doing multiple tasks creates a more accurate picture of the brain than averaging the brain activity of multiple people doing a single task.
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Drug counteracts effects of doubled autism gene
An experimental drug tamps down the expression of a gene duplicated in an autism-related condition and restores typical behavior in mice.
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Double immune hit challenges female mice’s resistance to autism
Female mice can withstand a maternal antibody that triggers brain abnormalities and autism-like behaviors in males. But additional immune challenges spell trouble.
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Erasable sensor of brain activity could reveal roots of social behavior
Researchers unveiled a reversible new technique for labeling active neurons in freely moving animals.
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Gene editing rids mice of DNA segment linked to autism
Researchers have used a new gene-editing technique to delete a segment of DNA associated with autism and schizophrenia from mouse brain cells.
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Gene-edited marmosets may mimic Rett syndrome traits
Researchers have used the gene-editing tool CRISPR to disable the MECP2 gene in marmoset embryos. The six such marmosets created seem to recapitulate aspects of Rett syndrome.
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In-cell sequencing reveals genome’s natural geometry
Researchers have developed a method for sequencing the genome of an intact single cell, revealing its spatial arrangement within the nucleus.
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Leaky mitochondria may play central role in fragile X syndrome
Some traits of fragile X syndrome may be due to problems with mitochondria, the cell’s energy factories.