We're loading your content, stay tuned! A UNLV-led study has discovered a new molecular path that leads to autism, potentially opening the way for more intervention in the future. The study by Łukasz Sznajder, a UNLV chemistry and biochemistry professor, was published on April 21 in the journal Nature Neuroscience. It found that a gene that causes myotonic dystrophy — a genetic condition that creates progressive muscle weakness — also causes autism spectrum disorder. Researchers say the study...