Autistic mice act a lot like human patients: Geneticists develop promising mouse model for testing new autism therapies

Friday, September 30, 2011 - 06:30 in Health & Medicine

Scientists have created a mouse model for autism that opens a window into the biological mechanisms that underlie the disease and offers a promising way to test new treatment approaches. The research found that autistic mice display remarkably similar symptoms and behavior as children and adults on the autism spectrum.

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