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A Switch to Turn Off Autism?
Scientific American ^ | 9-25-08 | Susannah F. Locke

Posted on 10/28/2008 3:55:47 PM PDT by Renfield

Researchers have found a way to slow overactive brain cells that may be triggering neurological disorders

Scientists say they have pinpointed a gene in the brain that can calm nerve cells that become too jumpy, potentially paving the way for new therapies to treat autism and other neurological disorders.

"It's exciting because it opens the field up," says Michael Greenberg, a neurobiologist at Harvard Medical School. "Nobody has [found] a gene that controls the process in quite that way before."....

(Excerpt) Read more at sciam.com ...


TOPICS: Unclassified
KEYWORDS: aspergers; autism; medicine

1 posted on 10/28/2008 3:55:47 PM PDT by Renfield
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To: Renfield
Researchers have found a way to slow overactive brain cells

Decaf?

2 posted on 10/28/2008 4:09:37 PM PDT by Thane_Banquo (Barney Frank is a Fannie bandit.)
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To: Renfield

Will the treatment be available at K-mart?


3 posted on 10/28/2008 4:17:44 PM PDT by ClaudiusI
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To: Renfield

bookmark


4 posted on 10/28/2008 4:38:30 PM PDT by IronJack (=)
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To: Renfield; GOP_Raider; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

I read the headline twice and swore it said “A Switch to Turn Off Austin”. LOL! I guess I’m too fired up about the game Saturday. Raider Power!


5 posted on 10/28/2008 4:43:43 PM PDT by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG 49) "Freedom's Fortress")
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