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More Gene Mutations Linked To Autism Risk
More pieces in the complex
autism inheritance puzzle
are emerging in the latest
gene study of autism
spectrum disorders. This
study identified 27
different genetic regions
... > full story
Visualizing Formation Of A New Synapse
A protein called neuroligin
that is implicated in some
forms of autism is critical
to the construction of a
working synapse, locking
neurons together like
"molecular Velcro," a new
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Autistics Better At Problem-solving, Study Finds
Autistics are up to 40
percent faster at
problem-solving than
non-autistics, according to
a new study published in the
journal Human Brain Mapping.
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Capturing The Birth Of A Synapse: Mechanism Locking Two Neurons Found
Researchers have identified
the locking mechanism that
allows some neurons to form
synapses to pass along
essential information.
... > full story
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Difference In The Way Children With Autism Learn New Behaviors Described
July 10, 2009 — Researchers have uncovered important new insights into the neurological basis of ... > full story -
Mothers Of Children With Autism Have Higher Parental Stress, Psychological Distress
July 9, 2009 — Mothers of children with autism had higher levels of parenting-related stress and psychological distress than mothers of children with developmental delay. Children's problem behavior was associated ... > full story -
Single Gene Mutation Responsible For 'Catastrophic Epilepsy'
July 8, 2009 — Catastrophic epilepsy -- characterized by severe muscle spasms, persistent seizures, mental retardation and sometimes autism -- results from a mutation in a single gene, researchers ... > full story -
Children With Autism Need To Be Taught In Smaller Groups, Experts Argue
July 4, 2009 — Since the 1970s, there has been much debate surrounding the fact that individuals with autism have difficulty in understanding speech in situations where there is background speech or noise. ... > full story -
Patterns Of Genetic Changes In Mental Retardation Uncovered
June 29, 2009 — Researchers have uncovered some of the central characteristics of genes underlying mental retardation. The research shortens the list of genes whose changes lead to this disorder from thousands to ... > full story -
Engineering Autism: Mice With Extra Chromosome Region Show Many Autistic Signs
June 26, 2009 — Mice who inherit a particular chromosomal duplication from their fathers show many behaviors associated with human autism, researchers report. The duplicated chromosomal region in mice is the ... > full story -
In 'Reading' A Gaze, What We Believe Changes What We See
June 26, 2009 — In primates including ourselves, the ability to register where others are looking is key in social circles. And, according to a new report, the way our brains process gaze-direction is much more ... > full story -
Measuring Intellectual Disability
June 25, 2009 — Researchers have developed a specific and quantitative means of measuring levels of the fragile X mental retardation 1 protein, which is mutated in fragile X ... > full story -
ADHD Genes Found, Known To Play Roles In Neurodevelopment
June 24, 2009 — Pediatric researchers have identified hundreds of gene variations that occur more frequently in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder than in children without ADHD. Many of those ... > full story -
Parents Key In New Measure To Evaluate Language In Children With Autism
June 10, 2009 — A new parent questionnaire will help health practitioners to more accurately gauge the acquisition of language skills in children with ... > full story
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