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...contained genetic variants more common in boys than in girls. While nearly 40% of the general population has the most common form of CACNA1G, one variant of the gene was more prevalent in autistic boys, researchers found. "There is a strong genetic signal in this region," says Dr. Daniel Geschwind, director of UCLA's Center for Autism Research and Treatment and one of the study's co-authors. "But this gene doesn't explain all of that signal or even half of it. What that means is that there are many more genes in this region contributing to autism...
...committee, as expected, okayed "The Health Aspects of Nuclear War" for next semester "without any discussion," Dr. Norman Geschwind, Putnam Professor of Neurology and chairman of the committee, said yesterday...
...course] is run by a group of highly competent and well-informed people," Geschwind said, adding "I think it will be an excellent course...
...Geschwind said the laboratory will conduct studies comparing normal and dyslexic brains, using brains willed to the Medical School's new "brain bank," in hopes of discovering new treatments...
...Geschwind, who will supervise the laboratory, said yesterday recent research performed by Galaburda and a Boston University researcher shows there is a biological basis for dyslexia, which was once thought to be a rare psychological abnormality. He added that the disorder results from "a congenital mistake in the wiring of the brain...