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How Proteins Interact May Hold Key to Future Autism Treatments

A new collaborative approach has begun revealing, in detail, how a set of around 100 autism spectrum disorder genes may lead to serious developmental problems. The technique involves looking beyond genes and their mutations, to the proteins they code for.

Microscope image of a brain organoid derived from human stem cells that contain a mutation associated with autism spectrum disorder.

How to Improve Survival for Pediatric Leukemia Patients

Researchers at UCSF and UC Berkeley are investigating the impact of pre- and post-natal exposures to tobacco smoke on the survival rate of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

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