Spotted around the web: Week of 20 August 2018

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Research roundup

This paper will be sad if you don’t read it. Autism
In fruit flies, eggs lacking the fragile X gene don’t finish making a set of large proteins and produce embryos with neural defects. Science
Antibiotic exposure in early childhood isn’t tied to autism risk. International Journal of Epidemiology
A plot twist: Prenatal flu vaccination mitigates social deficits and brain inflammation in a mouse model of autism. Journal of Neuroinflammation
Here is the current consensus, at least according to this consensus group, on repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for autism. Biological Psychiatry
Meanwhile, transcranial magnetic stimulation has gotten the go-ahead to be marketed as a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder. FDA
A new tool allows researchers to edit DNA even where chemical tagging usually gets in the way. Nature Biotechnology
Researchers capture a “traveling wave of cell death” in frog eggs. Science
Atypical forms of the regulatory protein CPEB4 affect production of autism-linked proteins. Nature
A series of three chips serves as a tool for modeling the blood-brain barrier. Nature Biotechnology
Autistic children have trouble controlling movements required for handwriting, which can affect their classroom performance. Developmental Neuropsychology
Male mice carrying an autism-related variant in CHD8 show atypical behaviors, but female mice with the variant do not. Nature Neuroscience

Science and society

Leading empathy researcher stands accused of showing little empathy for her employees. BuzzFeed News
This researcher pulled off one of the biggest frauds in scientific history, leaving people doubting news of his death. Science
NYU School of Medicine says all enrollees will have full-tuition scholarships, a matter for rejoicing unless you just graduated from its program. NYU School of Medicine
Have you made a “notably innovative” contribution to psychiatric genomic research? The Sklar Innovation Award is for people like you. Twitter
A measles outbreak is sweeping across Europe because of a low uptake of the MMR vaccine in “pockets of hesitancy and denial.” The Guardian
A prominent health policy scholar committed research misconduct by plagiarizing others’ work, his university has ruled. STAT
Another CRISPR milestone: Researchers repair a disease-related mutation in viable human embryos. STAT
The FDA has approved a drug to treat seizures associated with Dravet syndrome. Medscape
The U.S. government is scrapping rules regulating gene therapy research; not all experts think that’s a good idea. AP News
Marie Curie once shared a Wikipedia page with her husband instead of having her own entry — just one reason these researchers are adding more women scientists to the online encyclopedia. Nature
Disability activists are challenging voters to ask U.S. political candidates about disability issues. CripTheVote

Publishing

If you click on ‘research roundup’ links in our daily newsletters and hit a paywall, try Unpaywall, a free service that digs up legally archived versions of papers. Nature

Job moves

The journal e-Life is on a quest to find a new superstar editor-in-chief. e-Life
Are you dithering about your post-Ph.D. career options? Check out this ‘game-style’ tool for helping you land in a place that’s right for you. Science