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Read the article here: bit.ly/47pehx2.
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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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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!
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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(…
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…
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I signed this (alums can). I hope @nytimes can come to see that sports jobs are union jobs.
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.
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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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This is objectively just very very good ❤️
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
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Great interview!
Episode Two: Connie Kasari spectrumnews.org/features/mu… Newsletters via @Spectrum
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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.
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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.
Autistic people should be able to access Medicaid based on their diagnosis, rather than their income level, which often changes, says Deborah Spitalnik.
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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.
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New for @Spectrum: Medicaid waivers curb disenrollment among autistic young adults spectrumnews.org/news/medica…
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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.
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Thanks @Spectrum and @LauraLauraDat for covering our recent publication in the journal Brain which can be found here academic.oup.com/brain/advan…
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.
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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.
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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 "
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"Can polygenic risk scores predict autism or other neurodevelopmental conditions? Not really." spectrumnews.org/news/polyge… But a nice explainer about what it means. Also remembering that gene expression and interaction with environment are quite important.