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From funding decisions to scientific fraud, a wide range of societal factors shape autism research.

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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Week of OctoberOct
30th
2023

Diabetes in autism; lack of evidence for dietary therapies; autism in Korea

by  /  3 November 2023

Here is a roundup of news and research spotted around the web for the week of 30 October.

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A series of red pencils make three X shapes against a green background. The last X is only half completed by a single pencil that has been snapped in two.

Neuroscientist has two papers retracted, three corrected

by  /  2 November 2023

Five studies of Alzheimer’s disease or traumatic brain injury, all led by Gary Dunbar at Central Michigan University, have some form of image duplication.

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Illustrated portrait of Ardem Patapoutian.

Sensing touch, the immigrant life and Ardem Patapoutian

by  /  1 November 2023

The Nobel Prize winner talks about PIEZO 1 and 2, proprioception and the viral photo of him and his son from the 2021 Nobel Prize announcement.

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October 2023
Week of OctoberOct
23rd
2023

Human brain connectomes; autism services in Sri Lanka; sex differences in fragile X syndrome

by  /  27 October 2023

Here is a roundup of news and research spotted around the web for the week of 23 October.

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An abstract illustration of a path surrounded by wavy shapes

Building bridges: Collaboration across the autism community

by ,  /  24 October 2023

An autistic person and the mother of an autistic child explore partnership in the autism community.

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Week of OctoberOct
16th
2023

Sensory hypersensitivity; FAM53C protein; genomic database from Mexico

by  /  20 October 2023

Here is a roundup of news and research spotted around the web for the week of 16 October.

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A photograph of Thomas Sudhof standing in a courtyard

Nobel laureate’s study earns expression of concern over data integrity issues

by  /  19 October 2023

Data sleuths have flagged apparent errors in the study, which was led by neuroscientist Thomas Südhof.

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A crumpled piece of paper atop a stack of papers against a grey background

Article defending private-equity involvement in autism services retracted

by ,  /  19 October 2023

Nearly two-thirds of the article’s references appear to not exist.

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A research image of a mouse running on a wheel

New specs immerse mice in virtual worlds

by  /  16 October 2023

The tool — called “MouseGoggles” — could provide rodents with an improved virtual experience in the lab, at a lower cost than current techniques.

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