An annotated list of candidate genes for autism
Access to data and biological materials from the SSC
A wiki of autism-related scientific terms
News: European grant strives to spur autism drugs
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Q&A with Eric Fombonne: Is autism on the rise?
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News: Better tools needed to assess clinical trials
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Minocycline’s benefits
Minocycline relieves some symptoms of fragile X, preliminary results from a clinical trial suggest.
Conference News
Share your data
Neuroscience funding has plateaued, so researchers need to squeeze every drop from existing data.
Blog
Shrinking brains
Long-term treatment with antipsychotic drugs and mood stabilizers can change the structure of the brain.
In Brief
Language learning
Interventions that improve joint attention in toddlers may enhance their language ability five years later.
Toolbox
Indirect measure
A technique that uses light to detect the activity of neurons can help researchers hone in on the source of imaging signals.
In Brief
SHANK effects
Mice lacking the autism-associated gene SHANK2 show autism-like behaviors and alterations at the synapse.
Blog
Personalizing medicine
A pilot project highlights how adult stem cells could be used to select personalized therapies.
Toolbox
RNA sponge
Researchers can use sponge-like assemblies of RNA fragments to dampen the expression of certain genes.
Workshop Report