A Time Window for Treating Autism?
One of the more popular theories explaining autism symptomology concerns an excitatory:inhibitory (E:I) imbalance in the brain [1, 2]. This states that an E:I imbalance leads to overexcitation in pyramidal […]
Do Transposable Elements Predispose towards Genetic Copy Number Variations?
Certain regions of the human genome seem to be prone towards copy number variations (CNV), which are large rearrangements of DNA that often occur in the form of deletions and […]
Gene Variants Associated with Educational Attainment
Educational attainment (EA), defined by the number of years of schooling a person has completed, is a complex human trait. However, it is one which seems to be partly under […]
Mast Cell Activation: a Very New, Old Problem
Mast cells are one of the most ancient of immune cells. They’re foundational to the innate immune system, which is the first line of defense to any invading pathogen. However, […]
In Mary Anning’s Footsteps
It’s been quite awhile since my last blog, in part because I was away for a couple weeks traveling through the UK. While my family and I visited a variety […]
Worms & Human Evolution
The immune system exists as a very complex multiorgan system, composed of numerous sub-branches. The process of inflammation itself can be subdivided into: allergic responses; cytotoxic responses involving mast cells, […]
Online Survey for Adult Women on the Autism Spectrum
For any of you who follow this blog regularly, you’ll know that I’m almost without exception a Sunday blogger. Today’s post in fact isn’t a blog at all but an […]
Is the Autism Spectrum Also a Genetic Spectrum?
Genetics research into autism has made considerable strides in recent years. While it may seem to most lay people that a lot of funding goes into a field that has […]
Women’s March on Washington & a Quick Visit to the Smithsonian
Last weekend, my mother and I took a charter bus to Washington DC to attend the now-famous Women’s March. We made our saucy posters, donned our nasty sweatshirts, and boarded […]
How History Repeats Itself: The Rise of SciTech & the Evolution of Blue Collar America
It’s happened before. None of us were alive to remember it. Handloom weavers burned mills, textile workers smashed looms, and farmhands broke threshing machines, all to protest the deplorable state […]
