An annotated list of candidate genes for autism

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Access to data and biological materials from the SSC

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A wiki of autism-related scientific terms

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News&Opinion

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Full fish

A new microscopy technique can visualize the activity of more than 80 percent of the brain’s neurons.
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New bible

The American Psychiatric Association has released the DSM-5, the long-awaited version of its diagnostic manual.
In Brief

Lost links

Two studies shed light on the link between brain abnormalities in BTBR mice and their autism features.
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Power failure

The odds that the findings of the average exploratory neuroscience study are true are 50-50 or lower.
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Age change

As children with autism age, the brain activity that sets them apart from controls may normalize.
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Chromosome paint

A new technique can detect inversions, or segments of DNA that have flipped their direction by 180 degrees.  
Conference News

Girl power

Girls with autism carry more mutations than boys do, and show greater differences in brain activity.
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Statin rescue

Defects in cholesterol metabolism may influence the severity of Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disorder.
Workshop Report

Online research

This workshop report explores the use of online tools to collect data from individuals with autism.
Announcement

Louis F. Reichardt of the University of California, San Francisco, will become the next director of SFARI.

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Viewpoint

Autism and other disorders represent a spectrum of developmental brain dysfunction, says David Ledbetter.

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Community

A virtual roundtable on DSM-5 criteria for autism features Thomas Insel, Catherine Lord and Helen Tager-Flusberg.

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New RFAs

SFARI has two new targeted RFAs, one on circuit dynamics and one on Simons VIP biospecimens.

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