José Lopes, PhD, managing science editor —

A certain type of DNA mutation is related to impaired motor skills in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), including fragile X. The research behind that finding, “Damaging de novo mutations diminish motor skills in children on the autism spectrum,” was published in the journal Proceedings of the…

Mice with the genetic defect that causes fragile X syndrome (FXS) are unable to learn new information that contradicts what they initially learned, researchers at NYU and the State University of New York report. The study, “Control of recollection by slow gamma dominating mid-frequency gamma…