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Nerve cell research may offer insight into autism
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DALLAS (MCT) -- A cell component related to rare cases of autism
helps control nerve cell connections, Dallas scientists have found.
The study gives a deeper understanding of how nerve cells connect
in the brain and hints at what may go wrong in some autism cases.
If abnormal connections turn out to be a theme in the brains of
autistic patients, researchers may be able to translate that
knowledge into medications one day.
"If we understand what the (nerve cell components) ...
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