Our work on gene therapy for creatine transporter deficiency is now online in #Brain
➡️https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awaf275
In this study we (i) characterize network-level and behavioral alterations in a common form of monogenic #autism and (ii) test whether gene therapy can rescue these deficits
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Optimizing Gene Therapies for Creatine Transporter Deficiency: Correcting by Connecting - Kyle P. Lillis, 2026 Connectomic and Behavioural Alterations in Creatine Transporter Deficiency are Partially Normalized by Gene Therapy Montani C, Iovino L, Di Vetta F, Rene’ Pasqu...

Nice Commentary on our paper on gene therapy for Creatine Transporter Deficiency

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Very excited to start our NF project!

The magic words

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The Blue Origin flight showcased the utter defeat of American feminism | Moira Donegan The trip leaned on a vision of women’s empowerment that is light on substance and heavy on a childlike, girlish silliness

The Blue Origin flight showcased the utter defeat of American feminism | Moira Donegan www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Can we use brain scans to identify biologically distinct "autisms"? And If so, how?

In our latest cross-species study 🐭👨 with @iitalk.bsky.social we dive into these questions!

Find out more here 👇👇
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It's #InternationalDayofWomenAndGirlsinScience & the numbers speak for themselves: 33.3% of researchers worldwide are women. A more gender-balanced scientific world means more groundbreaking discoveries.
Watch our webinars on closing the #GenderGap:
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Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Marie Curie, Physicist and chemist.

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.

Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

Pharos website is down 😞

‘Never seen anything like this’: Trump’s team halts NIH meetings and travel In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.

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Considering the interconnected nature of social identities in neuroimaging research - Nature Neuroscience Individual variability in behavior is influenced by social identities. Here, Dhamala et al. discuss the need to incorporate social identities in neuroimaging studies of behavior and explore how to fos...

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Chronic High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) exercise in adolescent rat's result in cocaine place aversion and ΔFosB induction High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a form of exercise that has been greatly popularized over the past few years for its many health benefits. Similar to other forms of exercise, HIIT may be be...

hiit training for rats!!!

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