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New autism research on single neurons suggests signaling problems in brain circuits

  • Written by Dmitry Velmeshev, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, San Francisco
New autism research on single neurons suggests signaling problems in brain circuitsArtist impression of neurons communicating in the brain. whitehoune/Shutterstock.com

Autism affects at least 2% of children in the United States – an estimated 1 in 59. This is challenging for both the patients and their parents or caregivers. What’s worse is that today there is no medical treatment for autism. That is in large part...

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