Carrie Bearden is professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Carrie Bearden
Professor
University of California, Los Angeles
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Same DNA deletion paves paths to autism, schizophrenia
Deletion of a section of chromosome 22 can cause psychosis in one individual and autism in another, via independent biological pathways.
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Scientists push back against stricter European Research Council grant application rules
In an open letter, scientists call the ERC’s suggestion to block grant reapplications for an additional year “at odds with scientific excellence.”
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