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… such as the fly version of insulin, from the neuron body down its long axon to synapses at the other end, and how … David Stoppel showed how he uses mice to study fragile X syndrome, a form of autism. Stoppel demonstrated how he … mice. That might help explain why people with Fragile X syndrome can experience hypersensitivity to sensory …

… Tsai’s lab has been studying whether it can help with Down syndrome as well. The open questions may help define the next …

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… disorders other than Alzheimer’s, including stroke or Down syndrome. In experiments with mouse models, for example, an …

… detail ranging from the circuits spanning distant regions down to individual synapses where neurons connect. The … between models of the autism-like condition Rett Syndrome and healthy controls. Advanced tissue processing, … (0.8 mm) deep into the brain, which is enough to reach down to dendritic spines of neurons in layer 5 of the cortex, …

… its therapeutic potential for Parkinson’s disease and Down syndrome. Cognito Therapeutics, an MIT spin-off company …