Beyond the bench: A conversation with Mu Yang
Mu Yang spends her days watching mice and her evenings building muscle.
Mu Yang spends her days watching mice and her evenings building muscle.
The United States has approved a compound derived from marijuana as a treatment for certain types of epilepsy. The ruling may spell good news for autism research.
Boosting the levels of the chemical messenger serotonin makes mice that model autism more social — and brings new hope to a shelved theory in autism.
Researchers have developed a way to quickly sift through thousands of cells, isolating only those of interest.
Over the past year, HNRNPU, a gene well known for its link to epilepsy, has emerged as a new autism candidate.
Seizures early in life may render brain circuits incapable of supporting learning during critical developmental periods.
A new method enables researchers to assess the biological impact of thousands of subtle mutations.
A miniature particle delivers the gene-editing tool CRISPR into the brains of fragile X mice.
Mice with a mutation in a top autism gene may have altered levels of certain gut bacteria; feeding the mice one of these bacterial species eases some of their troubles.
A partial ban in Europe on the use of a drug called valproate during pregnancy could deny women effective treatment for serious conditions.