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X chromosome inactivation; motor difficulties in 16p11.2 duplication and deletion; oligodendroglia
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 6 May.
X chromosome inactivation; motor difficulties in 16p11.2 duplication and deletion; oligodendroglia
What neuroscientists should know—and what they can do—about changes to BRAIN initiative funding
Many grant proposals submitted to the program in the past year are unlikely to be funded, according to people within the National Institutes of Health. But scientist advocates are reaching out to congressional representatives to try to make changes for 2025.
Brain Gene Registry; neurite density; income disparities in autism diagnoses
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 29 April.
Brain Gene Registry; neurite density; income disparities in autism diagnoses
Anxiety and CHD8; TBR1 protein; NIH ECHO program
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 22 April.
$278 million cut in BRAIN Initiative funding leaves neuroscientists in limbo
The program is funded at $402 million for the current fiscal year, a 40 percent drop from last year.
$278 million cut in BRAIN Initiative funding leaves neuroscientists in limbo
NIH seeks input on how structural racism affects brain research, health
The feedback could lead to “novel ways” to conduct studies and reduce health disparities, a National Institutes of Health employee says.
NIH seeks input on how structural racism affects brain research, health
TRIO gene; left-handedness; gender diversity
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 15 April.
Fragile X syndrome; DNMT3A gene; SHANK3 transcriptome
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 8 April.
Fragile X syndrome; DNMT3A gene; SHANK3 transcriptome
PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome; arginine vasopressin; self-harm assessment tools
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 1 April.
PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome; arginine vasopressin; self-harm assessment tools
Topiramate during pregnancy; vascular dysfunction; PTCHD1 gene
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 25 March.
Topiramate during pregnancy; vascular dysfunction; PTCHD1 gene
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Visual perception improves in the blink of an eye
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The Transmitter Launch: Industry internships, ‘Next Generation Leaders,’ and more
Working at a biotechnology or artificial-intelligence company is no longer an “alternative career” for researchers with a doctorate in neuroscience—plus jobs, training and funding updates for May.
The Transmitter Launch: Industry internships, ‘Next Generation Leaders,’ and more
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Some minimally verbal autistic people show signs of written-language familiarity, study suggests
But researchers not involved in the work worry the findings could be used to support discredited facilitated-communication techniques.
Some minimally verbal autistic people show signs of written-language familiarity, study suggests
But researchers not involved in the work worry the findings could be used to support discredited facilitated-communication techniques.