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A single drug injection reversed autism-like behavior in mice

Ellsworth Toohey
Jun 30, 2026
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In a mouse model of autism, a single injection of a designer drug re-grew a shrunken part of the neuron and, within an hour, the mice went from antisocial and compulsive to behaving like healthy controls. That’s the finding of a new study in Cell Death & Disease, written up by Eric W. Dolan at PsyPost, and the part the resear…

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