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Drug temporarily reverses autism-like brain changes in adult mice within hours
A new mouse study led by UCLA Health suggests that inflammation during pregnancy can trigger autism-like changes in offspring, but those brain and behavioral effects may be rapidly, though temporarily, reversible in adulthood with a…
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A recent study has found that a single dose of the immunosuppressive drug rapamycin can temporarily reverse autism-like brain changes in adult mice. The research, led by UCLA Health, discovered that inflammation during pregnancy can trigger autism-like changes in offspring.
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