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Rare or common, inherited or spontaneous, mutations form the core of autism risk.

November 2011

Measuring monogamy

by  /  18 November 2011

Oxytocin, the so-called ‘love hormone,’ plays a key role in monogamy in rodents, but its association with human relationships is subtle at best.

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Rett, autism mouse brains mimic human disorders

by  /  17 November 2011

The brains of mice that model Rett syndrome are smaller than normal overall and have differences in specific regions similar to those seen in people with the disorder, according to unpublished research presented Wednesday at the 2011 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

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Researchers identify drug candidate for Angelman syndrome

by  /  17 November 2011

Researchers have identified a compound that shows promise as a treatment for Angelman syndrome, a developmental disorder related to autism. The unpublished results were presented Tuesday at the 2011 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

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Video: Birds do it for autism research

by  /  17 November 2011

Studying bird species such as the zebra finch can help researchers understand language difficulties in autism, Stephanie White told SFARI.org in a video interview at the 2011 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

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Researchers map microRNAs in autism brains

by  /  17 November 2011

Researchers have charted the expression of tiny pieces of RNA in postmortem brain tissue from people with autism, according to unpublished research presented Tuesday at the 2011 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

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Fruit flies pin down autism candidates

by  /  17 November 2011

Looking at flies that express elevated levels of UBE3A, a gene that is duplicated in some people with autism, researchers have identified 81 proteins that may be linked to the disorder, according to unpublished results presented Tuesday at the 2011 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

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MET variants influence connectivity in children with autism

by  /  16 November 2011

Individuals who carry an autism-linked common variant in the MET gene have abnormally low brain connectivity, according to unpublished research presented at the 2011 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

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Video: Turning the brain’s social circuits on and off

by  /  16 November 2011

Matthew Anderson talks to SFARI.org about what mice carrying deletions and duplications of UBE3A could teach us about autism.

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Researchers unveil seven new rat models of autism

by  /  16 November 2011

A large scientific research company debuted seven new rat models of autism Tuesday evening in Washington, D.C. Two of the models, one lacking FMR1 and the other lacking NLGN3, show some unexpected new characteristics.

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Video: Strange mice behaving strangely

by  /  16 November 2011

In a video interview at the 2011 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Caroline Blanchard describes some of the unusual behaviors that suggest that the BTBR mouse is a good model for autism.

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