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Tag: policy

November 2023
A line of airplanes flies across the sky

Neuroscientists weigh carbon costs of attending annual meeting

by ,  /  6 November 2023

Travel to the Society for Neuroscience conference is responsible for tens of thousands of metric tons of carbon emissions, according to a new study, but neuroscientists have yet to agree on what that should mean for the future of the in-person meeting.

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October 2023
A scientist looks into a microscope

Raising the bar for stem cell research: Q&A with Jack Mosher

by  /  10 October 2023

New quality benchmarks for basic research involving stem cells promise to improve rigor and reproducibility, says Mosher, who helped develop the standards.

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Marchers in St. Petersburg, Florida protest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.

Neuroscience group to relocate 2025 meeting slated for Florida

by  /  5 October 2023

Going forward, the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology plans to gather at “non-discriminatory sites,” following the passage of Florida laws targeting LGBTQ+ people and reproductive rights.

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September 2023
Young child stacks colored blocks on a table.

High prevalence of developmental delay strains Australia’s support systems

by  /  1 September 2023

The nation needs to build capacity to support the roughly 20 percent of children in Australia who have developmental delay.

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July 2023
Collage of a megaphone with multiple, multi-colored speech bubbles emanating from it.

‘A catalyst for change’: NIH makes first call for research supporting minimally verbal autistic people

by  /  18 July 2023

The request is energizing scientists investigating autistic people who largely don’t communicate with spoken words.

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June 2023
A man looks out the window

New estimate suggests most autistic adults in England lack a formal diagnosis

by  /  9 June 2023

The finding underscores a need for adult autism diagnostic services.

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May 2023
A patient fills out a form in a doctor's office waiting room

Medicaid waivers curb disenrollment among autistic young adults

by  /  26 May 2023

Autistic people tend to drop out of Medicaid once they reach adulthood in states that don’t waive the income restrictions on enrollment.

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April 2023
A pregnant woman takes a pill.

Acetaminophen on trial over possible links to autism, ADHD

by  /  26 April 2023

More than 100 parents who used the drug during pregnancy claim it caused their child’s autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, although the science behind the allegations is murky.

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March 2023
Three groups of people meet and mix at a crossroads.

Letter to the editor: Researchers must bridge disconnect at ‘autism crossroads’

Two groups of researchers respond to Spectrum’s article about the power struggle among researchers, self-advocates and families, calling on their autistic and non-autistic colleagues to work collaboratively and promote equity in autism research.

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February 2023
A crowded street in Edinburgh

Neurodiversity conference aims to link research, lived experience

by  /  24 February 2023

The “It Takes All Kinds of Minds” conference draws neurodiversity researchers, clinicians and community members to Scotland, where they plan to discuss interdisciplinary, transdiagnostic work.

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