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Multicenter team aims to understand how, why brain changes with age

Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine are taking part in a multisite study to investigate the biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome.

A virtual lecture from her will be available on 10/30: How Early Childhood Experiences Shape Brain Development and Influence Mental and Physical Health Trajectories

Dr. Amy Viehoever

Research about the “female protective effect” in autism

Disparities include delays in timing of diagnosis, access to services, and double the rate of comorbidities.

Families with rare diseases face unique challenges in overcoming obstacles to treatment and care.

Experts give recommendations for more robust inclusion of the impact of racial health disparities on disease mechanisms.

Research collaborations accelerate the pace of advancements in autism research.  Spectrum news explores the contributions of collaborations in autism research over the past decade. 

Brothers and sisters of people with autism are both about two to three times more likely than the general population to have an autistic child themselves, according to a new study

Findings help explain why microcephaly cases less common in other Zika outbreaks

Findings from NIH-funded study could inform treatment strategies.