Alla Katsnelson
Aristolochic acids: Natural insecticides found in medicinal plants cause of mysterious kidney disease?
The plant, Aristolochia clematitis—more commonly known as birthwort—can surely be called beautiful, but within it lurks a poison. Over the ...
Early speech exposure could boost language skills for kids with autism
The more words autistic children hear as infants — and the more verbal interactions they have with their caregivers — ...
Video: What does it mean to ‘turn on’ a gene?
In the murky darkness, blue and green blobs are dancing. Sometimes they keep decorous distances from each other, but other ...
Rewired brain: Faulty autism gene may affect expression of other genes
TBR1 is among a select set of genes with strong ties to autism. The new findings explain that connection: Mutations in TBR1 may disrupt ...
Common autism syndrome linked to medical issues in ‘gut, eyes, heart and brain’
Mutations in a gene called ADNP result in a distinct syndrome that includes autism, intellectual disability and problems with the gut, eyes, ...
