Brain activity jump-starts autism-linked genes in human neurons
Some neurons activate autism-linked genes when they fire, according to a new study.
Some neurons activate autism-linked genes when they fire, according to a new study.
Cara Westmark has spent the past year building the case that a drug designed for fragile X syndrome might help coronavirus patients, too.
A controversial idea about how cells compartmentalize their contents into droplets — like beads of oil in water — could be key to understanding autism, says Julie Forman-Kay.
Mutations that disrupt binding sites in RNA molecules may play a role in autism and a variety of psychiatric conditions, according to a new study.
A Hollywood-inspired video tool that captures movement in three dimensions over extended time periods shows that rats lacking the autism-linked gene FMR1 have different grooming patterns than controls do.
Sensory problems in people with fragile X syndrome may stem from hyperactive neurons, a mouse model study suggests.
Gene therapies and the factors influencing autism traits top Spectrum’s list of the 10 most notable research findings we covered in 2020.
The Spectrum team highlights five topics that distinguished autism research in 2020: diversity in data, gene therapies, subtyping, social circuitry and the ‘autism gene’ debate.
Two types of neurons process social information, a new mouse study suggests, but only one is disrupted in mice missing the autism-linked gene FMR1.
Get the inside scoop from the 2020 American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting.