April is National Autism Awareness Month

April is National Autism Awareness Month and From the Labs presents a sample of the basic research work on autism and related disorders conducted at Baylor College of Medicine:

 

The fruit fly helps unravel the genetics of autism

 

Unraveling how PTEN deficiency can lead to autism

 

The power of the microbiome: A microbe-based treatment reverses social deficits in mouse models of autism

 

Single cells reveal genetic connections of neurodevelopmental disorders

 

Autism spectrum disorder: if not vaccines, then what?

 

By Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D.