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Null and Noteworthy: COVID-19 conclusions; diagnosis duplication; oxytocin again
This month’s newsletter explores the pandemic’s effects on autism rates, trends in co-occurring mental health conditions, and the impact of intranasal oxytocin.
Null and Noteworthy: COVID-19 conclusions; diagnosis duplication; oxytocin again
This month’s newsletter explores the pandemic’s effects on autism rates, trends in co-occurring mental health conditions, and the impact of intranasal oxytocin.
Data irregularities surface for study of microRNAs in autism
The study, which investigated a microRNA’s links to autism, appears to contain duplicated and fabricated data, according to research integrity analysts. Those issues reflect a larger problem in the literature.
Data irregularities surface for study of microRNAs in autism
The study, which investigated a microRNA’s links to autism, appears to contain duplicated and fabricated data, according to research integrity analysts. Those issues reflect a larger problem in the literature.
Method may improve safety of gene therapies targeting the brain
A new approach for delivering gene therapy to the brain reduces nerve damage in primates and could help make gene therapies for conditions related to autism safer.
Method may improve safety of gene therapies targeting the brain
A new approach for delivering gene therapy to the brain reduces nerve damage in primates and could help make gene therapies for conditions related to autism safer.
Doubts precede saliva test for autism, set to be available by July
A saliva test that helps clinicians diagnose autism is expected to be available in the next few weeks. But some experts are skeptical of the test's accuracy and value.
Doubts precede saliva test for autism, set to be available by July
A saliva test that helps clinicians diagnose autism is expected to be available in the next few weeks. But some experts are skeptical of the test's accuracy and value.
New tool triggers gene expression in select neurons in rodents
Injecting a virus toting snippets of RNA into the rodent brain enables researchers to express genes in specific neuron types.
New tool triggers gene expression in select neurons in rodents
Injecting a virus toting snippets of RNA into the rodent brain enables researchers to express genes in specific neuron types.
Chemical tags on genomes in neurons altered in autism brains
Neurons from people with autism may have an unusual pattern of chemical tags that turn genes on and off.
Chemical tags on genomes in neurons altered in autism brains
Neurons from people with autism may have an unusual pattern of chemical tags that turn genes on and off.
Genome’s ‘dark’ side steps into spotlight of autism research
RNA segments that control when and where genes are expressed may be involved in autism.
Genome’s ‘dark’ side steps into spotlight of autism research
RNA segments that control when and where genes are expressed may be involved in autism.
Micro-molecules may loom large in autism
The brains of people with autism contain unusual amounts of short regulatory RNAs.
Micro-molecules may loom large in autism
The brains of people with autism contain unusual amounts of short regulatory RNAs.
Brexit break-ups; little impact; micro medicine
Scientists are excluding U.K. colleagues from studies; a life sciences publisher abandons the ‘impact factor;’ and a new open-access journal makes its debut.
Brexit break-ups; little impact; micro medicine
Scientists are excluding U.K. colleagues from studies; a life sciences publisher abandons the ‘impact factor;’ and a new open-access journal makes its debut.
CRISPR chronicles; microbiome muddle; love on the spectrum
The fight over who holds the rights to CRISPR is heating up, we control our gut bacteria, and romance isn’t always easy when you have autism.
CRISPR chronicles; microbiome muddle; love on the spectrum
The fight over who holds the rights to CRISPR is heating up, we control our gut bacteria, and romance isn’t always easy when you have autism.
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Is it time for neuroscience to shift its focus from a computational mind to a navigating mind?
Andrea Hiott explains her navigational approach to the mind, and why now is the time to embrace seemingly paradoxical findings in neuroscience.
Is it time for neuroscience to shift its focus from a computational mind to a navigating mind?
Andrea Hiott explains her navigational approach to the mind, and why now is the time to embrace seemingly paradoxical findings in neuroscience.
Human brain organoids come of age—but still have room to grow
The U.S. government has touted organoids as an alternative to animals for studying the brain. The model has improved since its debut in 2013, but scientists are still working to overcome key limitations: immaturity, consistency and the lack of vascularization.
Human brain organoids come of age—but still have room to grow
The U.S. government has touted organoids as an alternative to animals for studying the brain. The model has improved since its debut in 2013, but scientists are still working to overcome key limitations: immaturity, consistency and the lack of vascularization.
Finding neuroheterogeneity’s sweet spot
Once thought to be detrimental to memory processing, neuronal diversity—at the right ‘Goldilocks’ dose—is a new boon to theoretical neuroscience.
Finding neuroheterogeneity’s sweet spot
Once thought to be detrimental to memory processing, neuronal diversity—at the right ‘Goldilocks’ dose—is a new boon to theoretical neuroscience.