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Archived | Autism Speaks: Hope, Plane Rides and Research | Circa August 10, 2011 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Hope, Plane Rides and Research August 10, 2011 Autism Speaks This blog post is by Richard Fauth It didn’t come from me. I have to admit I could never pull it off like he does. It must be because he’s half-French (his mother’s half.) Last Sunday, we had a cook-out with a family of friends at […]
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Archived | Autism Speaks: Keystone Symposia Turns Its Attention to Autism | Circa February 2008 #AutisticHistory #NotAnAutisticAlly
Keystone Symposia Turns Its Attention to Autism For the world’s top scientists, prestigious small meetings such as the summer courses at Cold Spring Harbor, NY and the winter Keystone Symposia represent the most fertile opportunities for coming together from a variety of fields to learn about a specific topic. In the summer of 2007, Cold […]
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Archived | Autism Speaks: Latest Research | Circa 2007 #AutisticHistory #NotAnAutisticAlly
Latest Research Funding autism research is a primary goal of Autism Speaks. While ten years ago there were only a handful of scientists working on this problem, now there are well over 400, and more begin work on autism every day. To help you keep up on their efforts, we’ll provide a regular digest of […]
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Archived | Autism Speaks: New Study Shows Promise for Treatment of Rett Syndrome | Circa February 8, 2007 #AutisticHistory #NotAnAutisticAlly
New Study Shows Promise for Treatment of Rett Syndrome New research has found that the genetic mutation of the MeCP2 gene responsible for Rett Syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder, can be reversed pharmacologically in mice. The results of the experiments, conducted at the University of Edinburgh laboratories of Dr. Adrian Bird, were published Feb. 8, […]
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Archived | Grants Funded By Cure Autism Now – 2005 | #AutisticHistory #NotAnAutisticAlly
Grants Funded by Cure Autism Now – 2005 Genetics: Searching DNA for mutations that will point to proteins and pathways that may be amenable to treatment The Prevalence of Mutations in X-Chromosome Linked Genes (Pilot Project Award) Jozef Gecz, Ph.D., Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Australia Genes and the environment perform a delicate balancing act in the […]