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… University of Washington Anselmo Rivera Johns Hopkins University Gwen Roter University of Wisconsin–Madison Gloria Shen University of Washington Alishba Silat University of Texas at Dallas Ilana …

… the guidance of Art Director Samuel Velasco “These articles resulted from more than 60 hours of interviews with more than 30 quantum gravity researchers,” said Staff Writer …

Astronomer Jo Dunkley is planning to use the Simons Observatory to snare evidence for inflation, the theory that the universe expanded at incredible speed after its birth.

Decades of research have documented abnormal white matter integrity1–4 and reduced axonal conduction velocities5, 6 in people with idiopathic and syndromic autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Many kinases have been linked to monogenic subtypes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but their role in the mechanisms underlying disease etiology is not well understood.

A large subset of genes associated with autism are transcription factors or epigenetic regulators whose disruption causes broad dysregulation of gene expression during all stages of brain development.

Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain investigators and their colleagues imaged a large portion of the fruit fly brain as the insect performed various activities. The findings may …

Timothy Berkelbach, co-director of the Initiative for Computational Catalysis. The American Chemical Society (ACS) today announced that Initiative for Computational Catalysis (ICC) Co-Director Timothy Berkelbach will …

A new paper unravels the mysteries of a bizarre physical state known as the pseudogap, which has close ties to the sought-after state called high-temperature superconductivity …

UBE3A is an imprinted gene that encodes an E3 ubiquitin ligase (also known as UBE3A) associated with two developmental disorders.

Researchers will build a new breed of AI-powered tools to find the needles of discovery lurking in vast haystacks of astronomical data.

The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) today announced Flatiron Research Fellow Aavishkar Patel as a finalist in the Blavatnik Regional Awards for …

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) announced today that Center for Computational Neuroscience (CCN) director Eero Simoncelli will receive its prestigious Swartz Prize, which it annually awards to “an …

On January 25–26, 2024, SFARI welcomed researchers to a workshop to discuss SFARI Gene and other existing databases and other tools focused on different aspects of autism …

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) process information differently from neurotypical individuals.

The genetic architecture of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) includes rare protein-truncating variants with large effect sizes as well as common variation conferring much smaller effect sizes.

Aggression is the most common reason for hospitalization in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

The current proposal entails a series of significant conceptual and technological advances.

In this project, Michael Piper and colleagues plan to analyze how H3K36 methylation impacts neural stem cell development and subsequent brain function, using transgenic mouse models lacking the …

Disruption of cortical excitatory and inhibitory neuron development has been implicated in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by postmortem brain analyses and ASD risk genes.

… (SIAM) and the American Mathematical Society. He received the Martin Kruskal Prize from SIAM in 2018 for his work on nonlinear waves and coherent structures. Founded in …

Stony Brook University’s Simons STEM Scholars Program celebrated the signing of its second cohort (S2) of students this past May at the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute …

… beyond. Host Paul Middlebrooks takes a close look at how advances in artificial intelligence are opening new avenues for studying biological brains and how a better understanding …

Missense variants are the most abundant type of protein-altering variants in coding regions in the genome.

Genetics play a prominent role in autism, as nearly 1,000 genes have been nominated as contributors in the form of point mutations, single gene deletions and chromosomal …

… Wan Rutgers University, Newark Mu-Tao Wang Columbia University Changyou Wang Purdue University Xiaowei Wang Rutgers University, Newark Weinan Wang University of Oklahoma Jaroslaw Wlodarczyk Purdue University …

Copy number variations (CNVs) of the human 16p11.2 genetic locus are associated with a number of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric conditions.

Chronic sleep disruption is a major comorbidity seen in more than 80 percent of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by difficulties in social decision-making, posing a significant challenge for individuals with ASD.

The primary goal of human genetics is to understand the relationship between DNA sequence variation and disease.

Individuals with X-linked CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) exhibit many features common to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including increased risk of seizures, cognitive impairment and altered sensory sensitivity.

While autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is highly heterogeneous in etiology and severity, the majority of autistic individuals exhibit an array of co-morbid symptoms, including aberrant reactivity to …

Mutations in chromatin regulators have emerged as a major cause of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Physicist Riccardo Rossi has received the 2024 Hermann Kümmel Early Achievement Award in Many-Body Physics for his groundbreaking research in computational quantum field theory. The award, established …

… and legislative staff. The fellows also met with staff leaders at the Simons Foundation, who are primary funders of the fellowship, after which they participated in an …

The new estimates of the parameters that form the basis of the standard model of cosmology are far more precise than previous approaches using the same galaxy distribution …

The ripples in space-time caused by the death of massive spinning stars could be within the limits of detection of projects like LIGO and Virgo, new simulations …

In 2014, scientists observed X-ray activity from distant galaxies that was thought to be the first evidence of dark matter decay — a landmark discovery that could significantly …

… treatment of monogenic syndromes associated with autism Cleyton Sobrinho, Ph.D. 2024 SFARI Fellow University of Connecticut Project: Disordered breathing in autism: screen for central and peripheral …

SFARI is pleased to announce the release of genetic data for 119 Autism BrainNet brain tissue samples, including whole genome and whole exome data.

The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the Simons Collaboration on Moduli of Varieties, directed by James McKernan at the University of California, San Diego …

… supercurrents, potentially revolutionizing various fields and significantly impacting society.

The new HQ of documentary production company Sandbox Films speaks to New York’s status as a cinematic icon as well as the old-school glamour of Hollywood …

Recognizing others’ moods, emotions and intentions from facial expressions lies at the core of human interpersonal communication and social engagement.

Chromatin-regulatory genes are among the most common classes of genes mutated in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID).

About two-thirds of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience severe sleep disturbances.

Most forms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are thought to be caused by disruptions in molecular processes involved in gene regulation or synaptic function.