Discovery by Brown researchers could lead to new autism treatment

		IMAGE: Fragile X granules (red dots) appear beside neuron cell bodies (green) in microscopy of mouse brain tissue. The granules could be useful as targets for new therapies in autism and... Click here for more information.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A Brown University research team has discovered something in the brain that could serve as a target for future autism and mental retardation treatments.