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Rare Autism-Linked Mutation Starves Growing Neurons of Essential Nutrients

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Immune Molecule Alters Cellular Makeup of Human Brain Organoids

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How Larval Fruit Fly Brains Convert Sensory Signals to Movement

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Mutations in Autism-Linked Gene Cause Membrane Mischief

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Immunity-Linked Genes Expressed Differently in Brains of Autistic People

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Mapping Tool Reveals Microglia’s Shape-Shifting Secrets

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Registry Review Casts Doubt on Causal Link Between Maternal Infection and Autism

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U.K. Health Authority Investigates Epilepsy Drug’s Link to Autism

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Scans of Sundry Variant Types Uncover Autism-Linked Genes

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In Deep Water With Gül Dölen

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Genetic Underpinnings of Brain Activity May Differ in Autism

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Different Forms of Autism Have Opposite Problems with Brain Precursor Cells

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Why Autism Therapies Have an Evidence Problem

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Power Shortages Dim Results of Many Neuroimaging Studies

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Gut Molecule Linked to Decreased Myelination in Mouse Brains

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How Scientists Are Tackling Brain Imaging’s Replication Problem

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Pandemic Pressures May Drive Young Scientists Away from Autism Research

Early Training Forestalls Motor, Memory Difficulties in Mouse Model of Rett Syndrome

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Spectrum Reporting Prompts New Review of Common Drug

The Promise of Scientific Partnerships with People on the Spectrum

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How Cysteine Depletion Drives Cells to Burn Fat 

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New Neurons Continue to Form in Adult Human Brains

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

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The Holy Grail Hunt in De Novo Antibody Design

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July Digest 2025
July 2025, Issue 1

What Causes an Earworm?

Memory-enhancing neural networks may also drive involuntary musical loops in the brain.

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

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Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Enhancing Elution of Plasmid DNA

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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