Because autism research has historically focused on males, the diagnostic criteria has long been based on their experience. As a result, nearly 80% of women with autism are undiagnosed at age 18.
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Lipid metabolism is altered in Alzheimer's disease, and a new imaging technology has shown how and revealed a new strategy to target disrupted lipid metabolism with new and existing drugs.
Alzheimer's disease causes significant problems with memory, thinking and behavior and is the most common form of dementia, affecting more than 50 million people around the world each year.
Using state-of-the-art microscopy techniques developed on campus, researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine have shed new light on the underlying mechanism