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18 Apr 2023
New from me @Spectrum! After a 2020 study linked epidurals &autism, many worried that pregnant people would be scared off epidurals. I wanted to see if that actually happened. What I found was murkier than that: an example of a field trying to self-correct spectrumnews.org/news/a-ques…
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7 Aug 2023
Read the article here: bit.ly/47pehx2.
By @LauraLauraDat.
@mazefire56 @SebastianSeung @FlyWireNews @sdorkenw @WindingMichael @SungSoo_111
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7 Aug 2023
A team of researchers and citizen scientists has mapped all of the circuits in the entire brain of an adult fruit fly: bit.ly/3s1Y4Og.
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28 Jul 2023
New: Abundant motor proteins disrupt cries in FOXP2 mice spectrumnews.org/news/abunda… via @Spectrum
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24 Jul 2023
Today is my first day at @InHealthPolicy where I’ll be covering FDA and drug pricing. I’m thrilled to join the team to cover these critical beats as we navigate the realm of healthcare reporting. Feel free to share tips, and add me to your press lists!
mosman@iwpnews.com
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23 Jul 2023
"Caution needed", indeed. Simple correlational fishing expeditions are not particularly impressive.
I thought that we had put a nail in this coffin publishing the largest sibling controlled study to date. I highly doubt oxytocin would change any of this. ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(…
21 Jul 2023
An interesting study out in JAMA on the association between Autism Spectrum Disorder&epidural&/or oxytocin. They found a 20% increase in ASD assoc with EDB use and a 30% increase with both EDB&oxytocin combined, but not with oxytocin alone. Caution needed. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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21 Jul 2023
I signed this (alums can). I hope @nytimes can come to see that sports jobs are union jobs.
21 Jul 2023
The @nytimes’s decision to replace our Sports section with nonunion employees sets a troubling precedent. More than 1,000 @NYTimesGuild, @WirecutterUnion @NYTGuildTech members signed a petition demanding that Times management stop violating our contract and respect union work.
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18 Jul 2023
The request is energizing scientists investigating autistic people who largely don’t communicate with spoken words.
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@HelenTager @NIDCD @NIH
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.@NIMHgov intramural researcher Dr. Ashura Buckley studies differences in sleep patterns, which may provide clues about learning, development, & what’s different in kids who develop behavioral or neurodevelopmental disorders. More on @SimonsFdn's podcast.🎙podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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7 Jun 2023
This is objectively just very very good ❤️
6 Jun 2023
After nearly 800 days without a contract, ~1,000 @NYTimesGuild members voted more than 99 percent in favor to ratify a new 5-year deal that includes an immediate $65,000 salary floor, raises for every member, hybrid work options, a ban on NDAs and new investments in local news.
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5 Jun 2023
How do you stay current with the latest in neuroscience? We want to hear from the research community! We’re looking for scientists to participate in a 30-minute interview-style discussion via Zoom, and we’re offering a $100 gift card in appreciation: bit.ly/3oO3kUl
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1 Jun 2023
Great interview!
Episode Two: Connie Kasari spectrumnews.org/features/mu… Newsletters via @Spectrum
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31 May 2023
An antihistamine that improved optic-nerve signaling in adults with multiple sclerosis also calms hyperactivity in a mouse model of Pitt-Hopkins syndrome.
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30 May 2023
US study: #Autistic young adults in states without waivers more likely to lose #Medicaid. 1 in 4 autistic teens disenroll at 18; only half regain coverage. Waivers reduce risk. Diagnosis, not income, should determine eligibility. More research needed.
30 May 2023
Autistic people should be able to access Medicaid based on their diagnosis, rather than their income level, which often changes, says Deborah Spitalnik.
By @MaaishaO.
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30 May 2023
Many laws restricting gender-affirming care site the fact many #ActuallyAutistic people experience gender dysphoria as a rationale. @i_oriion and @slooterman explore how this affects neurodivergent people.
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26 May 2023
New for @Spectrum: Medicaid waivers curb disenrollment among autistic young adults spectrumnews.org/news/medica…
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30 May 2023
Autistic people should be able to access Medicaid based on their diagnosis, rather than their income level, which often changes, says Deborah Spitalnik.
By @MaaishaO.
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Thanks @Spectrum and @LauraLauraDat for covering our recent publication in the journal Brain which can be found here academic.oup.com/brain/advan…
25 May 2023
Drugs that boost production of the neural insulation myelin might help children with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, a new mouse study shows. Could a clinical trial be next?
By @LauraLauraDat.
bit.ly/3WxvhvY
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25 May 2023
Happy no-one-gets-back-to-you-season to all who celebrate!
2 Jun 2022
I know it's summer when I email 20 researchers for comment on a study and 9 aren't available, 8 don't respond, 2 have out-of-office autoreplies and 1 says yes.
(For context I usually need to email 5 people, maybe 6 or 7, to get 2 yeses.)
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25 May 2023
Drugs that boost production of the neural insulation myelin might help children with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, a new mouse study shows. Could a clinical trial be next?
By @LauraLauraDat.
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25 May 2023
"Susan A. Daniels, Ph.D. has been appointed as the HHS National Autism Coordinator and Director of the Office of National Autism Coordination "
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