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Research by Topic: brain tissue
Autism BrainNet makes more resources available to the scientific community
Published February 4, 2019The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is pleased to announce that Autism BrainNet is accepting applications for recently acquired brain tissue from individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related neurodevelopmental disorders, as well as neurotypical individuals. To date, the Autism BrainNet collection has received 146 brain donations. This includes 55 brains from individuals with a confirmed or […]
Filed under: Autism Research, brain tissue, featured
Podcast: Reusing and recycling autism data from brain tissue
Published June 25, 2018On this week’s podcast, data obtained from brains of people with autism is reused and re-analyzed so that a new role of mitochondria and their relationship to the activity of synapse genes could be discovered. In addition, cellular stress is seen in the brains of people with autism. What comes first? Mitochondrial dysfunction and cellular […]
Filed under: Autism, autism brainnet, brain tissue, Brown University, cellular stress, featured, Fragile X, FRAXA Research Foundation, genes, mitochondria, NeuroBioBank, NIH, podcast, research, Tuberous Sclerosis, Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, UCLA
Spring 2018 Autism BrainNet newsletter available now
Published April 27, 2018The Spring 2018 issue of the Autism BrainNet newsletter is out now! Among other news, it highlights recent research using its donated brain tissue resources in autism genetics and neuroanatomy, the science campaign Brain Awareness Week, and outreach efforts through Autism Speaks walks around the country. You can view and read this issue here.
Filed under: ABN, advocacy, Autism, autism brainnet, brain, Brain Awareness Week, brain tissue, donation, featured, Genomics, research, science
Banking on brains for clues to autism: A Spectrum News Deep Dive
Published November 2, 2017Banking on brains for clues to autism
Filed under: autism brainnet, brain tissue, donation, families, featured