New Autism Drug Shows Promise in Preclinical Study

Research concerning autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has seen its fair share of controversy over the years, but as researchers relentlessly pursue the underlying causes of this developmental disorder, scientific consensus and public awareness grow. Adding to the exponential growth of data for ASD, a group of investigators led by researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute has just released findings from a successful test of a possible new drug in a mouse model of an autism di