Altered synaptic structure and function is a major hallmark of fragile X syndrome (FXS),
autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), and other intellectual disabilities (IDs), which are …

Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) are much more common in males, a bias that may offer
clues to the etiology of this condition. Although the cause of this bias remains a mystery, we …

2019 Best-Of Lists: 10 Best Science Books of the Year (Smithsonian Magazine)· Best
Science Books of the Year (NPR's Science Friday)· Best Science and Technology Books …

X-linked intellectual disability (XLID) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder.
During the past two decades in excess of 100 X-chromosome ID genes have been …

Repeated elements can be widely abundant in eukaryotic genomes, composing more than
50% of the human genome, for example. It is possible to classify repeated sequences into …

To achieve a balanced gene expression dosage between males (XY) and females (XX),
mammals have evolved a compensatory mechanism to randomly inactivate one of the …

The cerebellum contains the largest number of neurons and synapses of any structure in the
central nervous system. The concept that the cerebellum is solely involved in fine motor …

Large-scale systematic resequencing has been proposed as the key future strategy for the
discovery of rare, disease-causing sequence variants across the spectrum of human …

A discussão sobre as diferenças de sexo e a valorização da mulher à luz da ciência. As
mulheres são mais carinhosas do que os homens? Os homens são mais promíscuos do …

Intellectual disability (ID) is the leading socio-economic problem of health care, but
compared to autism and schizophrenia, it has received very little public attention. Important …