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Folic Acid Intake During Early Pregnancy Associated With Reduced Risk of Autism in Offspring
June 14, 2012 — Women who consume the recommended daily dosage of folic acid, the synthetic form of folate or vitamin B-9, during the first month of pregnancy may have a reduced risk of having a child with ... > full story -
Fish Show Autism-Like Gene Expression in Water With Psychoactive Pharmaceuticals
June 6, 2012 — Psychoactive medications in water affect the gene expression profiles of fathead minnows in a way that mimics the gene expression patterns associated with autism spectrum disorder in genetically ... > full story -
Brain Cell Activity Imbalance May Account for Seizure Susceptibility in Angelman Syndrome
June 6, 2012 — Scientists may have pinpointed an underlying cause of the seizures that affect 90 percent of people with Angelman syndrome (AS), a neurodevelopmental ... > full story -
Wiring the Brain, Through Experience
June 6, 2012 — Researchers have found that just days before birth mice undergo an explosion of neuromuscular branching. At birth, the research showed, some muscle fibers are contacted by as many as ten nerve cells. ... > full story -
Neuroscientists Show How Brain Responds to Sensual Caress
June 4, 2012 — A nuzzle of the neck, a brush of the knee -- these caresses often signal a loving touch, but can also feel highly aversive, depending on who is delivering the touch, and to whom. Interested in how ... > full story -
Vaccinations of US Children Declined After Publication of Now-Refuted Autism Risk
June 4, 2012 — Health economics researchers have found that publication of the perceived risk linking the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine to autism in the late 1990s seemingly led to declines in the ... > full story -
Antioxidant Shows Promise as Treatment for Certain Features of Autism
May 29, 2012 — A specific antioxidant supplement may be an effective therapy for some features of autism, according to a pilot trial that involved 31 children with the ... > full storyMore: -
Fever During Pregnancy More Than Doubles the Risk of Autism or Developmental Delay
May 23, 2012 — Mothers who had fevers during their pregnancies were more than twice as likely to have a child with autism or developmental delay than were mothers of typically developing children, and that taking ... > full story -
Rare Neurons Linked to Empathy and Self-Awareness Discovered in Monkey Brains
May 21, 2012 — Scientists have discovered brain cells in monkeys that may be linked to self-awareness and empathy in ... > full story -
Oxytocin Improves Brain Function in Children With Autism
May 19, 2012 — Preliminary results from an ongoing, large-scale study shows that oxytocin -- a naturally occurring substance produced in the brain and throughout the body -- increased brain function in regions that ... > full story
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