Oversupply in Synapses might be cause to Autism

This week we bring you new insight on the research of Autism. As presented in this article, researchers have found that brains with autism fail to trim synapses as they develop, and are testing out drugs on mice to further improve on it. It is still years from developing a clinically safe drug for human consumption, but this new breakthrough would mean a lot, especially when research on Autism is definitely gaining traction. 

 

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Spines on a neuron- Spines branch out from one neuron and receive signals from other neurons through connections called synapses, and research have shown that lack of trimming of synapses is related to Autism