Agent reduces autism-like behaviors in mice
Boosts sociability, quells repetitiveness — NIH study
National Institutes of Health researchers have reversed behaviors in mice resembling two of the three core symptoms of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). An experimental compound, called GRN-529, increased social interactions and lessened repetitive self-grooming behavior in a strain of mice that normally display such autism-like behaviors, the researchers say. (Video at https://youtu.be/5EfoqT9kPmI)
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