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Maternal obesity alters gut bacteria, behavior in mice
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Mice born to obese mothers have irregular microbiomes, brain abnormalities and autism features.
Mice born to obese mothers have irregular microbiomes, brain abnormalities and autism features.
Children with autism may be so consumed by their interests that they don’t pay attention to social information.
Women who have raised a child with autism may be well-positioned to spot subtle signs of the condition in their grandchildren. A new study puts their powers to good use.
Given its reputation, the most shocking thing about electroconvulsive therapy might be how beneficial — and banal — it actually is.
Mice with a genetic glitch in just one copy of SHANK3, a leading candidate gene for autism, show brain and behavioral features of the condition.
Meet the backyard marijuana growers and home chemists who are rushing in where scientists fear to tread.
Mice lacking one copy of CHD8, a key autism gene, show signs of social deficits and broad changes in gene expression.
A tie between first-trimester ultrasounds and autism severity is tenuous at best, misnamed genes litter the literature, and neuroscientists enjoy their version of summer camp.
About 1 in 10 toddlers who have an older sibling with autism have cognitive and motor delays.
The first large population-based analysis of the prevalence of regression in autism reveals that it occurs in 20 percent of children with autism.