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<P>Psychiatry in the News summarizes consumer-oriented media reports on psychiatry and topics related to psychiatry. We recognize that for our readers, keeping abreast of new clinical information is a challenge, leaving little time to review the information, good and bad, that media outlets supply to consumers. Our purpose is to help keep you informed about subjects that your patients might read or hear and question you about. </P> <P>Please note that publication of the reports in this department does not imply endorsement of the methods or systems described.</P> <P>We hope you find this department both informative and entertaining. As always, we welcome your comments and contributions; please e-mail <A HREF="mailto:marcher@slackinc.com">marcher@slackinc.com</A>.</P> <H4>Researchers Link Early Stem Cell Mutation to Autism</H4> <P>In a breakthrough scientific study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have shown that neural stem cell development may be linked to autism. The study demonstrated that mice lacking the myocyte enhancer factor 2C (MEF2C) protein in neural stem cells, had smaller brains, fewer nerve cells and showed behaviors similar to those seen in humans with a form of autism known as Rett syndrome. [see more news...]</P>
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