SHANK3: Remembering the Synapse in Autism
I have to admit that, like most human beings, I can over-focus at times. On this blog, I’ve gone on and on about the embryonic origins of autism and how […]
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Being a Scientist with Learning Disabilities
It’s ironic to feel capable of such complex endeavors but to simultaneously find some of the simplest things– those things even first graders can do– challenging, if not downright impossible. […]
The Embryonic Origins of Autism
Before I get to the autism stuff, I’m going to give you some background. In last week’s blog, I tried to explain the links in development between my hairless mice […]
Riddle: What Do Bald Mice & Autism Have in Common?
Last week I penned a blog about my current research foci. One project involves transgenic (mutant) balding mice, meanwhile the other is all about autism genomics. Even though these were […]
An Update on My Current Work: Bald Mice & Autism Genomics
I gotta be honest: my brain is pretty fried this weekend. After each sentence I type here I find myself staring off into space snatching some microsleep. Ya ever feel […]
How Might Autism & Diabetes Be Related?
Back in 2012, researchers associated with the M.I.N.D. Institute in California reported a study in which significant links were found between a “Metabolic Syndrome” in mothers and the occurrence of […]
Guest Post by Dr. Manuel Casanova: “Enlargement of the Brain Ventricles in Preterm Infants and Autism: An Ultrasound Study”
Since I’m going to be out of town on vacation for the next several weeks traveling over to England, my fiancé, Dr. Manuel Casanova, will be providing one or two […]
Olfactory Receptor Genes: An Ancient & Unusual Subset of the Vertebrate Genome
Compared to vision and audition, the sense of smell is an exceptionally ancient one. And you might be surprised but the ability to detect odorous particles (also known as chemosensation) […]
Syndromic Forms of Autism: Part III
This week is the third and final entry in the series, Syndromic Forms of Autism. It covers an additional five syndromes which exhibit high association with autism. As with the […]
Syndromic Forms of Autism: Part II
This week I’ll continue reviewing more forms of high-association syndromic autism. Some of the conditions I’m writing about today include not only targeted gene mutations, as in the case of […]
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