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… June 16, 2025 Research Feature Autism advances Rooted in fundamental curiosity about how the … scientists continue to break new ground in understanding autism and devising treatment strategies None of the faculty members in The Picower Institute is an “autism researcher,” but The Institute has been advancing …

… 2017 Research findings Studies help explain link between autism, severe infection during pregnancy Mothers who … during pregnancy are at higher risk of having a child with autism. Two new studies from MIT and the University of … findings could offer a possible way to reduce the risk of autism, which would involve blocking the function of certain …

… of fragile X syndrome, the most common genetically-caused autism spectrum disorder. The team showed that augmenting a … In 2011 , Bear’s lab showed that fragile X and another autism disorder, tuberous sclerosis (Tsc), represented two … Article Fragile X Syndrome , signaling cascades , LTD , autism , autism spectrum disorders Print Share In the media …

… Social Interaction and Cognition in Mouse Models of Autism Spectrum Disorder Human chromosome 16p11.2 deletion … language, communication and socialization skills, and autism spectrum disorder or ASD. Research from the … deletion syndrome, including intellectual impairment and autism.” Growing knowledge about genetic mutations in people …

… IDs important role for specific gene in 16p11.2 deletion autism In a new study of one of the most common genetic causes of autism, neuroscientists at MIT’s Picower Institute for … deletion syndrome . Accounting for up to 1 percent of autism cases, 16p11.2 deletion occurs in people who are …

… May 8, 2024 New Research Autism symptoms sometimes improve amid fever, so a research … have been reporting for many years: When some people with autism spectrum disorders experience an infection that sparks a fever, their autism-related symptoms seem to improve. With a pair of new …