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Efforts to ease the symptoms of autism are beginning to ramp up, with promising candidates in various stages of testing.

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New template streamlines sharing clinical trial results

by  /  31 October 2023
This month’s Going on Trial newsletter explores a new tool for communicating with clinical trial participants and their families, among other drug development news.
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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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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.
October 2023
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Uncertainty and excitement surround one company’s cell therapy for epilepsy

by  /  5 October 2023

After 10 years of work, Neurona may have the data to quiet its skeptics. But its ongoing clinical trial will be the ultimate test.

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Brian Boyd, classroom-based interventions and the importance of representation

by  /  1 October 2023

The leader of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute talks about what drew him into the autism field, and his departure from — and return to — the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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September 2023
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Looking at eye tracking’s potential for clinical trials

by  /  28 September 2023

This month’s Going on Trial newsletter explores how eye tracking might be used beyond helping with diagnosis, among other drug development news.

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Head size parts autism into two major subtypes

by  /  12 September 2023

An imbalance in the number of excitatory neurons in early brain development may account for the difference.

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Magnetic stimulation for autism: Q&A with Xujun Duan

by  /  11 September 2023

A new individualized approach to transcranial magnetic stimulation may one day be an effective treatment for social and communication difficulties, if the results from Duan’s small preliminary trial pan out.

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Evdokia Anagnostou and the concept of a good life

by  /  1 September 2023

The Holland Bloorview clinician and research director discusses how growing up on a small island shaped her career and the existential questions that keep her up at night.

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August 2023
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Trials test utility of EEG biomarkers for autism-related conditions

by  /  31 August 2023

This month’s Going on Trial newsletter dives into an electroencephalography biomarker that could track the efficacy of treatments for dup15q and Angelman syndromes, among other drug development news.

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Progress amid setbacks in drug trials for rare forms of epilepsy: Q&A with Justin West

by  /  30 August 2023

Despite grave side effects, it’s vital to keep developing treatments for rare genetic forms of childhood epilepsy, says West, president of the KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation and father of a son with the condition.

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‘Emergent and transactional’: How Jonathan Green is rethinking autism and interventions

by  /  28 August 2023

The experienced clinician discusses writing his recent paper, and its reception in the field.

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Brain-surgery-free probes can record single-neuron activity

by  /  15 August 2023

The new devices, which monitor neural activity from within blood vessels, show long-term stability in rats and could one day deliver electrical stimulation.

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