@JoePiven
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@NIH26 May 2022
News: Changes in brain’s visual areas in infancy may precede autism diagnosis dlvr.it/SR5gbQ

Changes in brain’s visual areas in infancy may precede autism diagnosis

Researchers theorized that disruption in visual processing could interfere with how infants see the world around them.

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New coronavirus variants emerge: BA.4, BA.5 likely reinfecting Omicron survivors latimes.com/california/story…

New coronavirus variants emerge: BA.4, BA.5 likely reinfecting Omicron survivors

BA.4 and BA.5 appear to be more transmissible than the original Omicron variant and have a better shot at evading existing immunity, given a new surge in South Africa.

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Replying to @PhilpotLab @UNCCIDD @uncneuro @UNCAutism
I should add that there are both basic research and clinical positions!
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Ben@PhilpotLab3 May 2022
The UNC CIDD T32 postdoctoral training grant in Neurodevelopmental Disorders has training slots for this upcoming year. It is a fantastic program with many top faculty to choose from. Apply ASAP! @UNCCIDD @uncneuro @UNCAutism cidd.unc.edu/education/defau…
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The UNC Neuroscience Center Microscopy Core Director @MichelleItano is outstanding! See below for a very nice article about her and her passion for imaging. Big help to our lab and many others, including @ToddCohen27 @jsteinlab quoted in the article.
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Behavioural and psychological features of PTEN mutations: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis of the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder characteristics pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3498…
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UNC CIDD@UNCCIDD25 Mar 2022
Scientists identify key brain structure that grows too rapidly in the first year of life in babies who later develop autism. news.unchealthcare.org/2022/…

Scientists Identify Overgrowth of Key Brain Structure in Babies Who Later Develop Autism | Newsroom

Research led by Mark Shen, PhD, Heather Hazlett, PhD, and Joseph Piven, MD, from UNC-Chapel Hill is the first to demonstrate overgrowth of the amygdala in the first year of life, before babies show...

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@NIH25 Mar 2022
News: Amygdala overgrowth that occurs in autism spectrum disorder may begin during infancy dlvr.it/SMM2BZ

Amygdala overgrowth that occurs in autism spectrum disorder may begin during infancy

Findings from NIH-funded study support the initiation of treatment during first year of life.

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ASF@AutismScienceFd7 Dec 2021
Thank you to @statnews for publishing ASF President @alisonsinger's opinion piece and thanks to @TheLancet for shining a bright spotlight on this critical issue. #ThisIsProfoundAutism
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@statnews7 Dec 2021
Opinion: Normalizing the term profound autism will help families more efficiently access the supports and services they need, giving people the best chance to live fulfilling lives with dignity. buff.ly/300paHN
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I am so excited to be working with a stellar group that has expertise and passion for supporting the transition to adulthood for individuals with intellectual disability. My first grant as an independent PI and I am thrilled!
UNC TEACCH@UNCTEACCH1 Nov 2021
An interdisciplinary team across departments at UNC will establish the NC Community Employment Collaborative to identify strengths and barriers of transition services and facilitate improved transition from school to postsecondary education & employment. tinyurl.com/5f3xrptt
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UNC TEACCH@UNCTEACCH1 Nov 2021
An interdisciplinary team across departments at UNC will establish the NC Community Employment Collaborative to identify strengths and barriers of transition services and facilitate improved transition from school to postsecondary education & employment. tinyurl.com/5f3xrptt
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The Jewish frat house at George Washington University was broken into and its Torah was destroyed. They ripped the scrolls apart and threw detergent on it. This isn’t Nazi Germany in 1938. It’s American college campuses in 2021.
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Excited to share our new paper generating an analysis pipeline for quantifying nuclei within tissue cleared mouse brain images and using it to quantify cell count and type differences in two mouse models cell.com/cell-reports/fullte…
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Congrats to Justin Wolter, a postdoc in our lab and @jsteinlab, for receiving a NARSAD/BBRF Young Investigator Award! news.unchealthcare.org/2021/…

Wolter Earns Young Investigator Award | Newsroom

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation named Justin Wolter, PhD, postdoc in the Neuroscience Research Center, as a recipient of the Young Investigator Award.

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Merrick Garland, sounding like the grown up in the room compared to SCOTUS, announces a civil suit against Texas, saying a state can’t empower its citizens to violate people’s constitutional rights.
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SARS-CoV-2 screening testing in schools for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities | Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders | Full Text jneurodevdisorders.biomedcen…

SARS-CoV-2 screening testing in schools for children with intellectual and developmental disabili...

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders - Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in schools primarily for typically developing children is rare. However, less is known about transmission in schools for...

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COVID-19 transmission at school rare for children with disabilities – Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis medicine.wustl.edu/news/covi…

COVID-19 transmission at school rare for children with disabilities | WashU Medicine

Weekly saliva tests contributed to low rates during previous school year

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Unvaccinated Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 have cost the U.S. health care system $2.3 billion in June and July. Brought to you by the same people against Medicare for All.
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