Day: August 7, 2020

Autism: How a gene alteration modifies social behavior

A team of researchers has discovered a new connection between a genetic alteration and social difficulties related to autism: A mutation in the neuroligin-3 gene

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Study reveals greater excitability in social brain regions of autistic men compared to women

New findings suggest that autistic men, but not women, have enhanced neural excitability in their social brain regions, and this may impact their ability to

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Education may be protective for people with gene for familial early onset Alzheimer’s

Even for people who carry the gene for early onset Alzheimer’s disease, more years of education may slow the development of beta-amyloid plaques in the

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