Students with disabilities in higher education call for personal empowerment, equitable inclusive systems, and individualized accommodations by Paul A. Bartolo, Michelle Borg, Anne-Marie Callus, Liberato Camilleri, Alistair De Gaetano, Marchita Mangiafico, Edward Mazzacano D'Amato, Carmen Sammut, Ramona Vella Vidal, Jonathan Vincent

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Resting state EEG in young children with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: associations with medications and seizures by Caitlin C. Clements, Anne-Michelle Engelstad, Carol L. Wilkinson, Carly Hyde, Megan Hartney, Alexandra Simmons, Helen Tager-Flusberg, Shafali Jeste, Charles A. Nelson

“…TSC manifests behaviorally with features of autism, epilepsy, and intellectual disability. Resting state electroencephalography (EEG) offers a window into neural oscillatory activity and may serve as an intermediate biomarker between gene expression and behavioral manifestations. …”
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Causal associations between iron levels in subcortical brain regions and psychiatric disorders: a Mendelian randomization study by Wei Du, Biqiu Tang, Senhao Liu, Wenjing Zhang, Su Lui

“…Utilizing two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis, this study investigates the causal associations between iron level changes in 16 subcortical nuclei and eight major psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia (SCZ), major depressive disorder (MDD), autism spectrum disorders (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and insomnia. …”
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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: A New Therapeutic Attempt from the Gut to the Brain by Hao-Ming Xu, Hong-Li Huang, You-Lian Zhou, Hai-Lan Zhao, Jing Xu, Di-Wen Shou, Yan-Di Liu, Yong-Jian Zhou, Yu-Qiang Nie

“…We have reviewed the latest research on the role of gut microbiota in different nervous system diseases as well as FMT in the context of its application in neurological, psychiatric, and other nervous system-related diseases (Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, autism spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, hepatic encephalopathy, neuropathic pain, etc.).…”
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Mechanisms of vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders: a focus on microglia and neuroinflammation by Makenna Gargus, Benneth Ben-Azu, Benneth Ben-Azu, Antonia Landwehr, Jaclyn Dunn, Joseph P. Errico, Marie-Ève Tremblay, Marie-Ève Tremblay

“…Dysfunction of microglia, the resident innate immune cells of the brain, is associated with various neurodevelopmental disorders, including schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and epilepsy. While the mechanistic understanding linking the VN, microglia, and neurodevelopmental disorders remains incomplete, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) may provide a better understanding of the VN’s mechanisms and act as a possible treatment modality. …”
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Alterations in the social-conditioned place preference and density of dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area in Clsnt2-KO mice by I. N. Rozhkova, S. V. Okotrub, E. Yu. Brusentsev, K. E. Uldanova, E. A. Chuyko, V. A. Naprimerov, T. V. Lipina, T. G. Amstislavskaya, S. Ya. Amstislavsky

“…Many researchers agree that autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder. Clstn2-KO mouse strain with a knockout of calsyntenin 2 gene (Clstn2) is model for investigating ASD. …”
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NF-κB Signaling in the Brain of Autistic Subjects by Mazhar Malik, Zujaja Tauqeer, Ashfaq M. Sheikh, Guang Wen, Amenah Nagori, Kun Yang, W. Ted Brown, Xiaohong Li

“…Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by problems in communication, social skills, and repetitive behavior. …”
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Marker-Less Video Analysis of Infant Movements for Early Identification of Neurodevelopmental Disorders by Roberta Bruschetta, Angela Caruso, Martina Micai, Simona Campisi, Gennaro Tartarisco, Giovanni Pioggia, Maria Luisa Scattoni

“…<b>Methods:</b> A total of 74 high-risk infants were selected from the Italian Network for Early Detection of Autism Spectrum Disorders (NIDA) database and closely observed at five different time points, ranging from 10 days to 24 weeks of age. …”
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A guide to selecting high-performing antibodies for Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2A 56 kDa regulatory subunit delta isoform (PPP2R5D) for use in Western Blot, immunoprecipi... by Carl Laflamme, Kathleen Southern, Riham Ayoubi, Maryam Fotouhi, Charles Alende

“…Pathogenic mutations in the PPP2R5D gene are linked to clinical symptoms characterized by neurodevelopmental delay, intellectual disability, and autism spectrum disorders. The etiology of these genetic disorders remains unknown, which can partly be due to the lack of independently characterized antibodies. …”
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Tilrettelegging på eksamen for studenter med funksjonsnedsettelser by Kari Eldby Rygg, Liv Ingrid Aske Håberg, Beate Farstad

“…Secondly, by conducting qualitative individual interviews with 14 students with one of the disabilities dyslexia, ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Key findings include a high degree of variation in information about accommodations regarding exams on the institutions’ websites. …”
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Unveiling the role of lncRNA ERDR1 in immune cell regulation by Aihua Shu, Xu Tian, Jie Yue, Yuxia Jiang, Yifei Liu

“…Furthermore, Erdr1 has been implicated in the mitigation of several diseases, including acne, wound healing, osteoarthritis, melanoma, gastric cancer, obesity, and autism. Given its complex biological functions and mechanisms, Erdr1 presents itself as a promising biomarker and a potential therapeutic target for a range of immune cell-related disorders.…”
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A Review of Human Studies Assessing the Efficacy of Cannabidiol for Anxiety Disorders by Kuba Borys Romańczuk, Katarzyna Kamińska-Omasta, Bartosz Omasta, Olga Krupa, Paulina Dorota Pietrukaniec, Zofia Martyna Wójcik, Kinga Furtak, Szymon Przemysław Stolarczyk, Magdalena Agata Czerska, Daria Rybak

“…This systematic review assesses the current evidence on the efficacy of CBD in treating anxiety and related disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social anxiety disorder (SAD), and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Unlike open-label trials prone to placebo bias, this study reviews randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. …”
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Marigold: a machine learning-based web app for zebrafish pose tracking by Gregory Teicher, R. Madison Riffe, Wayne Barnaby, Gabrielle Martin, Benjamin E. Clayton, Josef G. Trapani, Gerald B. Downes

“…Abstract Background High-throughput behavioral analysis is important for drug discovery, toxicological studies, and the modeling of neurological disorders such as autism and epilepsy. Zebrafish embryos and larvae are ideal for such applications because they are spawned in large clutches, develop rapidly, feature a relatively simple nervous system, and have orthologs to many human disease genes. …”
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Molecular switch of the dendrite-to-spine transport of TDP-43/FMRP-bound neuronal mRNAs and its impairment in ASD by Pritha Majumder, Biswanath Chatterjee, Khadiza Akter, Asmar Ahsan, Su Jie Tan, Chi-Chen Huang, Jen-Fei Chu, Che-Kun James Shen

“…The misregulation of this switch could contribute to the pathogenesis of FMRP-related neurodisorders including the autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It also could indicate a molecular connection between ASD and neurodegenerative disease-related protein TDP-43 and opens up a new perspective of research to elucidate TDP-43 proteinopathy among patients with ASD.…”
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios and systemic immune-inflammation index in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder by Gözde Yontar, Elif Aktan Mutlu

“…Exclusion criteria were as follows: presence of PTSD symptoms shorter than one month, presence of psychiatric comorbidity, being diagnosed with psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, autism spectrum disorder, presence of mental retardation, being under psychotropic drug treatment, presence of a neurological disease that may cause serious disability (epilepsy, cerebrovascular disease), migraine, presence of organic brain damage, smoking, alcohol and substance use disorder, presence of a chronic disease such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic lung diseases, being in pregnancy and breastfeeding, presence of heart disease were determined as exclusion criteria. …”
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N100 Repetition Suppression Indexes Neuroplastic Defects in Clinical High Risk and Psychotic Youth by Joseph Gonzalez-Heydrich, Michelle Bosquet Enlow, Eugene D’Angelo, Larry J. Seidman, Sarah Gumlak, April Kim, Kristen A. Woodberry, Ashley Rober, Sahil Tembulkar, Kyle O’Donnell, Hesham M. Hamoda, Kara Kimball, Alexander Rotenberg, Lindsay M. Oberman, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Matcheri S. Keshavan, Frank H. Duffy

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Design and psychometric testing of a moral intelligence instrument for pre-hospital emergency medical services personnel: a sequential-exploratory mixed-method study by Fateme Mohammadi, Rasoul Salimi, Salman Khazaei, Mostafa Bijani

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Self-beneficial transactional social dynamics for cooperation in Shwachman-Diamond syndrome: a mixed-subject analysis using computational pragmatics by Arthur Trognon, Arthur Trognon, Arthur Trognon, Natacha Stortini, Natacha Stortini, Coralie Duman, Coralie Duman, Nami Koïdé, Ewa Skupinska, Ewa Skupinska, Hamza Altakroury, Alizée Poli, Alizée Poli, Loann Mahdar-Recorbet, Loann Mahdar-Recorbet, Blandine Beaupain, Jean Donadieu, Michel Musiol, Michel Musiol, Michel Musiol

“…Unlike behaviors classically observed in other pathologies such as autism spectrum disorders, where responses are influenced by the directness of communication, SDS behaviors were driven by personal gain, regardless of the indirectness of requests. …”
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A bioinformatic search for correspondence between differentially expressed genes of domestic versus wild animals and orthologous human genes altering reproductive potential by M. P. Ponomarenko, I. V. Chadaeva, P. M. Ponomarenko, A. G. Bogomolov, D. Yu. Oshchepkov, E. B. Sharypova, V. V. Suslov, A. V. Osadchuk, L. V. Osadchuk, Yu. G. Matushkin

“…A genome-wide comparison among humans, several domestic animals, and some of their wild congeners has given rise to the concept of self-domestication syndrome, which includes autism spectrum disorders. In our previous study, we created a bioinformatic model of human self-domestication syndrome using differentially expressed genes (DEGs; of domestic animals versus their wild congeners) orthologous to the human genes (mainly, nervous-system genes) whose changes in expression affect reproductive potential, i.e., growth of the number of humans in the absence of restrictions caused by limiting factors. …”
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Beyond metabolic messengers: Bile acids and TGR5 as pharmacotherapeutic intervention for psychiatric disorders by Arief Gunawan Darmanto, Ting-Lin Yen, Jing-Shiun Jan, Tran Thanh Duy Linh, Rajeev Taliyan, Chih-Hao Yang, Joen-Rong Sheu

“…We detail the synthesis and systemic functions of bile acids, their transformation by gut microbiota, and their impact across various neuropsychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder, general anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder, and bipolar disorder. The review highlights how dysbiosis and altered bile acid metabolism contribute to the development and exacerbation of these neuropsychiatric disorders through mechanisms involving inflammation, oxidative stress, and neurotransmitter dysregulation. …”
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