2010
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27 December 2010Comments ( 0 )The neurons of people with Rett syndrome contain an overabundance of retrotransposons — DNA sequences that copy and insert themselves into new spots throughout the genome — during early development, according to a study published 18 November in Nature.
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23 December 2010Comments ( 0 )Children with autism play eagerly with robots — and their social interactions with people improve as a result.
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20 December 2010Comments ( 2 )Scientists are changing their minds about the role of microglia, the brain's strongest and most agile soldiers against damage and infection. In healthy brains, microglia help build and eliminate synapses, the junctions between neurons, according to a study published 2 November in PLoS Biology.
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16 December 2010Comments ( 3 )A three-dimensional motion-capture system developed for film animation has found subtle differences in hip and ankle movement in children with autism compared with typically developing controls.
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13 December 2010Comments ( 1 )Two independent groups have created mice that have deletions or duplications in a large section of chromosome 16. Each team has produced an animal with a different set of features, some of which — such as large head size and repetitive behaviors — are reminiscent of people with autism.
