The brain’s role in aging; tracking disease; understanding the new flu virus; no autism-Lyme link; one drug’s journey from bench to bedside
The brain’s role in aging; tracking disease; understanding the new flu virus; no autism-Lyme link; one drug’s journey from bench to bedside
Researchers find zero evidence for Lyme-induced autism.
Measuring consciousness; unethical data splitting; the deliciousness of beer; autism mutations linked to cannabinoid signaling; arming animals against electron microscopes
Mutations tied to autism in mice lead to deficits in the signaling pathway activated by marijuana.
Screen-based technologies show promise for autism intervention—but research is still needed to evaluate both the benefits and the possible negative effects.
Autism researchers are testing the ability of whipworm eggs to treat autism in a new clinical trial.
Freezer malfunction damages one third of the world’s largest collection of brains from autism patients.
Minnows living in water with psychoactive pharmaceuticals have autism-like gene expression profiles, pointing to an environmental trigger for the disorder.
With the help of a mother, one researcher uncovered a common link between autism and a devastating bone disease.
Scientists discover new autism genes and a non-coding RNA thought to contribute to the disorder.