Autism News

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

Posted October 18, 2010:

• Scientists Closer to Grasping How the Brain's 'Hearing Center' Spurs Responses to Sound

Posted October 14, 2010:

• Immune Protein Linked to Abnormal Brain Development; May Provide Clues to Schizophrenia and Autism

Posted October 13, 2010:

• Diagnosing Autism With MRI Is One Step Closer

Posted October 12, 2010:

• How Immune Response in Pregnancy May Lead to Brain Dysfunction in Offspring

Posted October 8, 2010:

• Autistic Children Are Not Good at Covering Up Their Lies, Study Shows

Posted October 7, 2010:

• Better Way Developed to See Molecules at Work in Living Brain Cells

Posted October 4, 2010:

• Girls With Autism or ADHD Symptoms Not Taken Seriously, Study Suggests

Posted October 1, 2010:

• Language Delays Found in Siblings of Children With Autism

Posted September 29, 2010:

• First Direct Evidence That ADHD Is a Genetic Disorder: Children With ADHD More Likely to Have Missing or Duplicated Segments of DNA

Posted September 21, 2010:

• Hormone Oxytocin Improves Social Cognition but Only in Less Socially Proficient Individuals

Posted September 16, 2010:

• Discovery of Key Pathway Interaction May Lead to Therapies That Aid Brain Growth and Repair

Posted September 15, 2010:

• Link to Autism in Boys Found in Missing DNA
• Cognitive Skills in Children With Autism Vary and Improve, Study Finds
• Children Under Four and Children With Autism Don't Yawn Contagiously

Posted September 10, 2010:

• Misfolded Neural Proteins Linked to Autism Disorders

Posted September 8, 2010:

• Interneurons Are Not All Created Equally: Some Classes of Interneurons May Underlie Distinct Brain Disorders

Posted September 6, 2010:

• Visual Pattern Preference May Be Indicator of Autism in Toddlers

Posted September 5, 2010:

• Acting Selfish? Blame Your Mother!

Posted September 1, 2010:

• Infant's Gaze May Be an Early, but Subtle, Marker for Autism Risk

Posted August 26, 2010:

• Autism and Schizophrenia: Family History May Not Always Be a Good Indicator

Posted August 25, 2010:

• Structural Basis for Autism Disorders

Posted August 23, 2010:

• Autism and Mental Retardation Connected With APC Protein

Posted August 19, 2010:

• Autism Linked to Multisensory Integration

Posted August 18, 2010:

• Early Life Influences Risk for Psychiatric Disorders

Posted August 16, 2010:

• Language as a Window Into Sociability

Posted August 10, 2010:

• Adult Autism Diagnosis by Brain Scan
• Scientists Identify New Drug Strategy Against Fragile X Syndrome

Posted August 8, 2010:

• Autism: Lack of Evidence for Antidepressants, Study Concludes

Posted August 3, 2010:

• Study Details Autism's Heavy Toll Beyond Childhood on Marriages

Posted August 2, 2010:

• Relatives of Individuals With Autism Tend to Display Abnormal Eye Movements

Posted July 26, 2010:

• Our Children Aren't Sleeping and We're Medicating Them, Survey Finds

Posted July 19, 2010:

• Autism Has Unique Vocal Signature, New Technology Reveals

Posted July 7, 2010:

• Autism-Related Study Discovers How Drug Interferes With Neuronal Cell Function

Posted June 23, 2010:

• Mothers of Children With Autism Pay Price in Workplace

Posted June 14, 2010:

• IVF Linked to Autism, Israeli Study Suggests

Posted June 9, 2010:

• World's Largest DNA Scan Reveals Rare Variants That Disrupt Gene Activity in Autistic Children
• Individual Brain Cells Can ID Objects as Dissimilar as Cars and Dogs

Posted June 3, 2010:

• Autism Finding Could Lead to Simple Urine Test for the Condition

Posted May 25, 2010:

• Gene Variants Lead to Autism and Mental Retardation: Inner Structure of Nerve Synapses Defective in Patients

Posted May 20, 2010:

• First Drug to Demonstrate Therapeutic Effect in a Type of Autism

Posted May 19, 2010:

• 80 Percent Autism-Divorce Rate Debunked in First-of-Its Kind Scientific Study

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