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Excessive Protein Synthesis Linked to Autistic-Like Behaviors, Neuroscientists Find
December 23, 2012 — Autistic-like behaviors can be partially remedied by normalizing excessive levels of protein synthesis in the brain, a team of researchers has found in a study of laboratory mice. The findings ... > full story -
Genomic 'Hotspots' Offer Clues to Causes of Autism, Other Disorders
December 20, 2012 — Scientists have discovered that "random" mutations in the genome are not quite so random after all. Their study shows that the DNA sequence in some regions of the human genome is quite volatile and ... > full story -
Violent Crime Doesn’t Fit in the Autism Puzzle
December 19, 2012 — As investigators begin to piece together a profile of Connecticut school massacre gunman Adam Lanza, much is being speculated about his possible Asperger's Syndrome diagnosis. But to suggest a tie ... > full story -
High-Throughput Sequencing Shows Potentially Hundreds of Gene Mutations Related to Autism
December 19, 2012 — Genomic technology has revolutionized gene discovery and disease understanding in autism, according to a new article. The paper highlights the impact of a genomic technology called high-throughput ... > full story -
Rise in New Jersey Autism Prevalence Documented in New Study
December 17, 2012 — In a study of 58 communities in four New Jersey counties, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prevalence is found to have risen from 10.6 per thousand in 2002, to 17.4 per thousand in ... > full story -
Video-Based Test to Study Language Development in Toddlers and Children With Autism
December 14, 2012 — Psychologists are studying clues that provide a point of measurement for psychologists interested in language comprehension of toddlers and young children with ... > full story -
Key Gene for Brain Development
December 13, 2012 — Neurobiologists have discovered one of the key genes required to make a brain. Mutations in this gene, called TUBB5, cause neurodevelopmental disease in ... > full story -
Social Synchronicity: Research Finds a Connection Between Bonding and Matched Movements
December 13, 2012 — Humans have a tendency to spontaneously synchronize their movements. Although this type of synchronous body movement has been observed widely, its neurological mechanism and its role in social ... > full story -
Fragile X Protein Linked to Nearly 100 Genes Involved in Autism
December 12, 2012 — Doctors have known for many years that patients with fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inherited intellectual disability, are often also diagnosed with autism. But little has been known ... > full story -
Promising Clinical Trial to Reduce the Severity of Autistic Disorders
December 12, 2012 — Researchers in France recently published the results of a double-blind clinical trial to evaluate the usefulness of a diuretic in the treatment of autism. Sixty children between three and 11 years ... > full story
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