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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 …

… New grant to study possibility of an immunotherapy for autism Picower Institute-based collaboration will study … can be harnessed to help treat behavioral symptoms of autism. In 2019, Associate Professors Gloria Choi of MIT and … when applied to a particular brain region in mice modeling autism, improved social behavior and reduced repetitive …

… 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 …

… Research Findings Study may explain how infections reduce autism symptoms For many years, some parents have noticed … “People have seen this phenomenon before [in people with autism], but it’s the kind of story that is hard to believe, … that could help to reduce some behavioral symptoms of autism or other neurological disorders, says Choi, who is …

… 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 …