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A checklist for fragile X syndrome could help identify people with the condition in low-resource settings, France unveils a plan for early diagnosis and education of children with autism, and virally inserted ‘bar codes’ help track individual neurons.

Mice with the mutations linked to tuberous sclerosis make too little protein in their brains — a finding that contradicts a leading theory about the condition.

New evidence from both people and mice points to a part of the cerebellum that helps process social information as being critical in autism.

A drug called rapamycin prevents seizures in a mouse model of the autism-related condition tuberous sclerosis complex.

Sleep problems in autism may stem from the same biological changes that underlie the core features of the condition.

Some genes linked to autism regulate the production of proteins at neuronal junctions, suggesting that disrupted protein synthesis contributes to the condition.

Scientists have discovered more than 100 new proteins at junctions in the brain that dampen neuronal activity.

A surprising number of genes associated with autism also have links to cancer. Does that mean cancer drugs can treat autism?

Mice carrying any one of five autism-linked mutations struggle to associate a flash of light with an irritating puff of air. The findings suggest that the mice have trouble integrating information from multiple senses — a skill governed by the cerebellum.