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Research Shows Promising Treatment For Autism

Updated August 14, 2015 This content is archived.

A research team led by Zhen Yan, PhD, was able to recognize mechanisms behind a genetic mutation that produces certain autistic behaviors in mice and then reverse them. 

  • 5/31/15 Scientists Create Therapeutic Treatment Models for Autism Symptoms [Autism Daily Newscast]
  • 5/29/15 Researchers Find Way to Undo Autistic Behaviors in Mice [Medical News Today]
  • 5/29/15 Researchers Unravel Genetic Link [Health Medicine Network]
  • 5/29/15 Researchers Treat Autism Symptoms [Medical Daily]
  • 5/29/15 UB Study Yields Promising Results For Autism Treatment [UPI.com]
  • 5/28/15 UB Scientists Reverse Autistic Behaviors in Mice [Science Newsline]
  • 5/28/15 UB Study Links Genetic Deficiency To Autistic Behavior [Science Daily]
  • 5/28/15 Researchers Connect Genetic Mutation to Autistic Behaviors and Develop Treatment [Drug Discovery and Development]
  • 5/28/15 UB Study Could Lead to Promising Treatment For Autism [Bioscience Technology]

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