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Drug Quickly Reverses Autism-like Changes in Mice
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A UCLA study found that the drug rapamycin can temporarily reverse autism-like behavioral and brain signaling changes in mice exposed to inflammation during pregnancy. While not a human treatment, the findings suggest that the adult brain may be more functionally adaptable than previously thought.
A new mouse study led by UCLA Health suggests that inflammation during pregnancy can trigger autism-like changes in offspring, but also that those brain and behavior effects may be rapidly but temporarily reversible in adulthood with a short-term dose of the immunosuppressive drug rapamycin.
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