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From funding decisions to scientific fraud, a wide range of societal factors shape autism research.

May 2023
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Neuroscience journal retracts 13 papers at once

by  /  22 May 2023

The papers were flagged by a method that has now been called into question.

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Community Newsletter: 3D motion tool; Imaging Neuroscience announcement

by  /  21 May 2023

This week on social media, scientists discussed a new tool to quantify motion in 3D and responded to the announcement of the launch of Imaging Neuroscience.

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Week of MayMay
15th
2023

Spotted around the web: Necroptosis genes; antisense oligos; racial disparities

by  /  19 May 2023

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 15 May.

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Community Newsletter: Social memory; viral vector for striatum; brain gene expression

by  /  14 May 2023

Several studies caught researchers’ attention on social media this week, including one that compared gene expression in living versus postmortem samples of the human brain.

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Week of MayMay
8th
2023

Spotted around the web: INSAR; cerebellar gene expression; pangenome

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 8 May.

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Flawed protocol for levodopa clinical trial brings retractions

by  /  9 May 2023

The retracted studies mar hope for the drug’s use in depression.

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Community Newsletter: Highlights from INSAR 2023

by  /  7 May 2023

This week we’re highlighting social-media chatter from the INSAR 2023 meeting in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Week of MayMay
1st
2023

Spotted around the web: IQ studies; methylation; INSAR

by ,  /  5 May 2023

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 1 May.

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Black and women researchers are less likely to hold three or more NIH grants simultaneously

by  /  5 May 2023

A growing proportion of researchers has reached such “super principal investigator” status, but the distribution is not even across demographic groups.

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Spectrum Launch: Demystifying academia with Laurel Gabard-Durnam

by  /  4 May 2023

The Northeastern University psychology professor’s website offers a wealth of resources about how to navigate an academic career.

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