Autism News

Posted March 1, 2011:

• Freedom to Choose Leisure Activities Benefits People With Autism
• Gene Variants in Autism Linked to Brain Development

Posted February 28, 2011:

• No Autism Epidemic, Norwegian Study Suggests

Posted February 27, 2011:

• Immune Molecule Regulates Brain Connections

Posted February 24, 2011:

• Serotonin Plays Role in Many Autism Cases, Studies Confirm

Posted February 22, 2011:

• Using EEGs to Diagnose Autism Spectrum Disorders in Infants: Machine-Learning System Finds Differences in Brain Connectivity

Posted February 16, 2011:

• Researchers Reveal First Autism Candidate Gene That Demonstrates Sensitivity to Sex Hormones

Posted February 9, 2011:

• Surprising View of Brain Formation: Discovery of a New Mechanism May Have Implications for a Host of Diseases
• Extra Testosterone Reduces Your Empathy, Researchers Find

Posted February 8, 2011:

• Trial and Error: The Brain Learns from Mistakes

Posted February 7, 2011:

• Relatively Few Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders Receive Assistance After High School

Posted January 31, 2011:

• Understanding the Autistic Mind: Evidence That Autistic Patients Have Trouble Understanding Other People's Intentions

Posted January 12, 2011:

• New Microscope Records Firing of Thousands of Individual Neurons in 3-D

Posted January 11, 2011:

• Secret Businesses Aimed to Exploit Vaccine Fears, British Medical Journal Investigation Finds

Posted January 7, 2011:

• First Drug to Treat Fragile X?

Posted January 6, 2011:

• 'Timing Is Everything' in Ensuring Healthy Brain Development
• Neural Stem Cells Maintain High Levels of Reactive Oxygen Species, Study Finds

Posted December 21, 2010:

• How Cortical Nerve Cells Form Synapses With Neighbors

Posted December 20, 2010:

• Visual Skills Required for Independence Are Impaired in Children With Autism, Research Finds

Posted December 17, 2010:

• Proximity to Freeway Associated With Autism

Posted December 16, 2010:

• Researchers Develop Mouse Model to Help Find How a Gene Mutation Leads to Autism

Posted December 15, 2010:

• MDMA (Ecstasy): Empathogen or Love Potion?

Posted December 13, 2010:

• Researchers Discover Way to Block Neurodegeneration in an Adult Form of Fragile X Syndrome

Posted December 8, 2010:

• Autism Treatment: Researchers Identify Possible Treatment for Impaired Sociability
• Toddlers With Autism Show Improved Social Skills Following Targeted Intervention

Posted December 2, 2010:

• Major Step Toward First Biological Test for Autism

Posted November 30, 2010:

• Children With Autism Have Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Study Finds

Posted November 29, 2010:

• Playing With Building Blocks of Creativity Help Children With Autism

Posted November 19, 2010:

• Gene Links to Anorexia Identified: Largest Genetic Study of the Eating Disorder Detects Common and Rare Variants
• New Approach Finds Success in Teaching Youth With Autism

Posted November 17, 2010:

• IQ Scores Fail to Predict Academic Performance in Children With Autism
• Rett Syndrome Mobilizes Jumping Genes in the Brain
• Differences in Brain Development Between Males and Females May Hold Clues to Mental Health Disorders
• Study Finds Evidence of Gender Bias Toward Diagnosing Boys With Autism

Posted November 15, 2010:

• Handwriting Problems Affect Children With Autism Into the Teenage Years
• Brain Scans Detect Autism's Signature
• Smoking During Pregnancy Affects Myelin Genes in Offspring

Posted November 14, 2010:

• Mental Introspection Increases as Brain Areas Begin to Act in Sync

Posted November 11, 2010:

• Modeling Autism in a Lab Dish: Researchers Create Autistic Neuron Model

Posted November 10, 2010:

• Inhibitory Neurons Key to Understanding Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Posted November 4, 2010:

• New Genetic Risk Factor for Both Autism and Schizophrenia

Posted November 3, 2010:

• Autism Study Reveals How Genetic Changes Rewire the Brain

Posted November 1, 2010:

• How Brain Is Wired for Attention

Posted October 22, 2010:

• Succimer Found Ineffective for Removing Mercury
• Rapid Rise in Medicaid Expenditures for Autism Spectrum Disorder Treatment

Posted October 20, 2010:

• Magic Tricks Reveal Surprising Results About Autism
• Neurogenetics Research Sheds Light on the Causes of Neurological Disease

Posted October 19, 2010:

• Children's Best Friend: Dogs Help Autistic Children Adapt, Study Shows

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