Highlights this week include two gene studies — one on the role of autism-linked genes in developing interneurons and another on the genetic origins of overlapping autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The post Community Newsletter: Assembloids, autism-ADHD overlap, calcium signaling …

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 26 September. The post Spotted around the web: Motor skills, mosaic mutations, emergency preparedness appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

After a brain transplant of reprogrammed human cells, the animals can for the first time recapitulate some neuronal changes seen in people with fragile X syndrome. The post Fragile X neurons develop atypically in chimeric mice appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

People with the autism-linked syndrome lack a protein implicated in several cancers, but it’s unclear whether — or how — they are protected from malignancies. The post The cloudy connection between fragile X and cancer appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spec…

The results highlight the importance of subgrouping study participants based on their underlying genetics, the researchers say. The post Autism’s genetic heterogeneity evident in brain connectivity patterns appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Non-neuronal brain cells called astrocytes secrete proteins that seem to hamper the growth of neurons in people with autism-related syndromes. These proteins could be new drug targets, Allen says. The post How star cells’ secretions may stunt neurons: Q&A with Nicola Allen appeared first on Spe…

The talk of the Twittersphere turned around two influential neuroscience papers, plus a virtual trip to the World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics. The post Community Newsletter: Neuroscience game changers, genetics meeting highlights appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectr…

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 19 September. The post Spotted around the web: Gender balance in clinical trials, Nuak kinases, open-access publishing appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

The long-standing link between maternal infection during pregnancy and having a child with autism may reflect common genetic or environmental factors instead. The post Registry review casts doubt on causal link between maternal infection and autism appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. …

The technique involves editing the cellular instructions to make MECP2 protein and partially restores its levels in the brainstem. The post RNA rewrite improves breathing, survival in Rett mice appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

The machine-learning approach could help identify how brain structure differs between autistic and non-autistic infants, the researchers say. The post New mapping method reveals subtleties of brain development appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Too often, people outside the margins of what’s considered classic autism are left out of research agendas, Abubakare says. The post Broadening the autism spectrum: Q&A with Oluwatobi Abubakare appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Mood, anxiety, personality and eating disorders more commonly affect autistic people diagnosed in adulthood than those diagnosed in childhood. The post Autism diagnosis in adulthood tied to increased burden of psychiatric conditions appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum…

Tickling our brains on Twitter this week were threads about helping neuroscientists learn the programming language Python, a study about autistic schoolchildren, and the possible root of modern humans’ brain power. The post Community Newsletter: Python primer, pandemic friendship effects, huma…