@LauraLauraDat

Science journalist. Not on here much. she/her/hers

Joined January 2020
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New from me @Spectrum! After a 2020 study linked epidurals &autism, many worried that pregnant people would be scared off epidurals. I wanted to see if that actually happened. What I found was murkier than that: an example of a field trying to self-correct spectrumnews.org/news/a-ques…

A questionable study linked epidurals to autism. Then what?

Researchers and clinicians were quick to point out the flaws in the study, and a flood of work refuted it.

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Read the article here: bit.ly/47pehx2. By @LauraLauraDat. @mazefire56 @SebastianSeung @FlyWireNews @sdorkenw @WindingMichael @SungSoo_111

Full connectome of adult fruit fly completed, with help from citizen scientists

The map, by far the largest one of an entire brain to date, contains 130,000 neurons and 53 million synapses.

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A team of researchers and citizen scientists has mapped all of the circuits in the entire brain of an adult fruit fly: bit.ly/3s1Y4Og.
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New: Abundant motor proteins disrupt cries in FOXP2 mice spectrumnews.org/news/abunda… via @Spectrum
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Maaisha Osman@MaaishaO24 Jul 2023
Today is my first day at @InHealthPolicy where I’ll be covering FDA and drug pricing. I’m thrilled to join the team to cover these critical beats as we navigate the realm of healthcare reporting. Feel free to share tips, and add me to your press lists! [email protected]
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"Caution needed", indeed. Simple correlational fishing expeditions are not particularly impressive. I thought that we had put a nail in this coffin publishing the largest sibling controlled study to date. I highly doubt oxytocin would change any of this. ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(…
Hannah Dahlen AM@hannahdahlen21 Jul 2023
An interesting study out in JAMA on the association between Autism Spectrum Disorder&epidural&/or oxytocin. They found a 20% increase in ASD assoc with EDB use and a 30% increase with both EDB&oxytocin combined, but not with oxytocin alone. Caution needed. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…

Association of Epidural Analgesia, Oxytocin, and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children

This cohort study examines the risk for autism spectrum disorders in children whose mothers received labor epidural analgesia and/or oxytocin during labor and delivery.

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Davey Alba@daveyalba21 Jul 2023
I signed this (alums can). I hope @nytimes can come to see that sports jobs are union jobs.
NYTimesGuild@NYTimesGuild21 Jul 2023
The @nytimes’s decision to replace our Sports section with nonunion employees sets a troubling precedent. More than 1,000 @NYTimesGuild, @WirecutterUnion + @NYTGuildTech members signed a petition demanding that Times management stop violating our contract and respect union work.
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The request is energizing scientists investigating autistic people who largely don’t communicate with spoken words. By @LauraLauraDat. @HelenTager @NIDCD @NIH bit.ly/3K3dnML
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.@NIMHgov intramural researcher Dr. Ashura Buckley studies differences in sleep patterns, which may provide clues about learning, development, & what’s different in kids who develop behavioral or neurodevelopmental disorders. More on @SimonsFdn's podcast.🎙podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Davey Alba@daveyalba7 Jun 2023
This is objectively just very very good ❤️
NYTimesGuild@NYTimesGuild6 Jun 2023
After nearly 800 days without a contract, ~1,000 @NYTimesGuild members voted more than 99 percent in favor to ratify a new 5-year deal that includes an immediate $65,000 salary floor, raises for every member, hybrid work options, a ban on NDAs and new investments in local news.
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How do you stay current with the latest in neuroscience? We want to hear from the research community! We’re looking for scientists to participate in a 30-minute interview-style discussion via Zoom, and we’re offering a $100 gift card in appreciation: bit.ly/3oO3kUl

Spectrum audience research interview

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Great interview! Episode Two: Connie Kasari spectrumnews.org/features/mu… Newsletters via @Spectrum

Social communication and developmental disorders with Connie Kasari

In this episode of “Synaptic,” Kasari talks about the need for inclusion in educating autistic children, what drew her into the autism research field, and growing up on the family farm.

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An antihistamine that improved optic-nerve signaling in adults with multiple sclerosis also calms hyperactivity in a mouse model of Pitt-Hopkins syndrome. bit.ly/3oyOkd2
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US study: #Autistic young adults in states without waivers more likely to lose #Medicaid. 1 in 4 autistic teens disenroll at 18; only half regain coverage. Waivers reduce risk. Diagnosis, not income, should determine eligibility. More research needed.
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Autistic people should be able to access Medicaid based on their diagnosis, rather than their income level, which often changes, says Deborah Spitalnik. By @MaaishaO. bit.ly/3qfyEMj bit.ly/42dyyC3
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Many laws restricting gender-affirming care site the fact many #ActuallyAutistic people experience gender dysphoria as a rationale. @i_oriion and @slooterman explore how this affects neurodivergent people. 19thnews.org/2023/05/trans-l…

Anti-trans laws are targeting autistic youth and those with mental health conditions

States are suggesting doctors withhold gender-affirming care from autistic youth or to ensure symptoms of depression and ADHD are “resolved."

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Maaisha Osman@MaaishaO26 May 2023
New for @Spectrum: Medicaid waivers curb disenrollment among autistic young adults spectrumnews.org/news/medica…

Medicaid waivers curb disenrollment among autistic young adults

Autistic people tend to drop out of Medicaid once they reach adulthood in states that don’t waive the income restrictions on enrollment.

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Autistic people should be able to access Medicaid based on their diagnosis, rather than their income level, which often changes, says Deborah Spitalnik. By @MaaishaO. bit.ly/3qfyEMj bit.ly/42dyyC3
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Maher Lab@LabMaher25 May 2023
Thanks @Spectrum and @LauraLauraDat for covering our recent publication in the journal Brain which can be found here academic.oup.com/brain/advan…

Promyelinating drugs promote functional recovery in an autism spectrum disorder mouse model of...

Bohlen et al. report that the promyelinating drugs clemastine and sobetirome/Sob-AM2 reduce myelination defects and rescue behavioural and electrophysiolog

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Drugs that boost production of the neural insulation myelin might help children with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, a new mouse study shows. Could a clinical trial be next? By @LauraLauraDat. bit.ly/3WxvhvY
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Happy no-one-gets-back-to-you-season to all who celebrate!
Laura Dattaro@LauraLauraDat2 Jun 2022
I know it's summer when I email 20 researchers for comment on a study and 9 aren't available, 8 don't respond, 2 have out-of-office autoreplies and 1 says yes. (For context I usually need to email 5 people, maybe 6 or 7, to get 2 yeses.)
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Drugs that boost production of the neural insulation myelin might help children with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, a new mouse study shows. Could a clinical trial be next? By @LauraLauraDat. bit.ly/3WxvhvY
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"Susan A. Daniels, Ph.D. has been appointed as the HHS National Autism Coordinator and Director of the Office of National Autism Coordination " bit.ly/3MTnd5C
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