Analyses of gene activity may yield clues to roots of autism
Network analyses of gene expression patterns may point to key molecular pathways that autism alters and suggest new ways of treating the condition.
Network analyses of gene expression patterns may point to key molecular pathways that autism alters and suggest new ways of treating the condition.
Genes that are expressed at higher levels in men’s brains than in women’s also tend to be enriched in the brains of people with autism.
A class of fungicides used on crops can produce changes in mouse brain cells that look similar to those seen in people with autism.
Once thought merely to be specialized immune system cells, microglia now appear to be master landscapers of the developing brain.
Some of our favorite stories this year went beyond the news to lay bare critical controversies or highlight real-world implications of research.
Tiny pulses of blue light dampen the expression of inflammatory genes in microglia, and may cause unplanned effects when using optogenetics.
A new study casts brain cells called astrocytes as minor stars in Rett syndrome, a disorder that almost exclusively affects girls.
The MacArthur Foundation honors neuroscientist Beth Stevens, and researchers pin down factors that influence the placebo effect in autism trials.
Beth Stevens is unmasking new roles for microglia, the mysterious brain cells that seem to shape brain circuits.
Researchers from four labs were unable to reproduce the findings from a high-profile 2012 study in which bone marrow transplants dramatically extended the lives of mice with features of Rett syndrome. Their sobering findings were published yesterday in Nature.