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Autistic Kids May Not Find Pleasure In Voices
Some autistic kids may not find pleasure in human voices, according to a new brain-imaging study from Stanford University. The research, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, might help explain why kids with autism have difficulty with the social and emotional aspects of human speech...
Air Pollution Raises Autism Risk
Pregnant women exposed to high levels of air pollution are twice as likely to have a child with autism compared to women exposed to low levels, scientists from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) reported in Environmental Health Perspectives (June 18th edition)...
Racial And Ethnic Disparities Found In Gastroenterology, Psychiatry Or Psychology Care For Children With Autism
A study from investigators at MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) found that African-American or Hispanic children diagnosed with autism were significantly less likely than white children to have received subspecialty care or procedures related to conditions that often accompany autism spectrum disorders...
"Automated Conversation Coach" Enhances Interpersonal Skills
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have produced a computer program that helps individuals practise interpersonal skills so they feel more comfortable in job interviews or going on a first date...
Molecular Vulnerabilities Linked In Autism And Fetal Alcohol Disorder
In a surprising new finding, a Northwestern Medicine® study has found a common molecular vulnerability in autism and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Both disorders have symptoms of social impairment and originate during brain development in utero. This the first research to explore a common mechanism for these disorders and link their molecular vulnerabilities...
The First Comprehensive And Prospective Characterization Of A Genetic Subtype Of Autism
In the first prospective study of its kind, Seaver Autism Center researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai provide new evidence of the severity of intellectual, motor, and speech impairments in a subtype of autism called Phelan-McDermid Syndrome (PMS). The data are published online in the journal Molecular Autism...
Discovery Reveals How An Important Protein Helps Translate Learning Into Memory
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have deciphered how a protein called Arc regulates the activity of neurons - providing much-needed clues into the brain's ability to form long-lasting memories. These findings, reported in Nature Neuroscience, also offer newfound understanding as to what goes on at the molecular level when this process becomes disrupted...
Study Sheds Light On Origin Of Wide Range Of Brain Disorders
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have uncovered a mechanism that guides the exquisite wiring of neural circuits in a developing brain -- gaining unprecedented insight into the faulty circuits that may lead to brain disorders ranging from autism to mental retardation...
Mature Brain Cells Reprogrammed From Skin Cells Enable Study Of Alzheimer's, Schizophrenia, And Autism
Difficult-to-study diseases such as Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, and autism now can be probed more safely and effectively thanks to an innovative new method for obtaining mature brain cells called neurons from reprogrammed skin cells. According to Gong Chen, the Verne M...
Autism Discovery Offers Hope For Early Blood Test And Therapeutic Options
Researchers at the JC Self Research Institute of the Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC), along with collaborators from Biolog, Inc. in California, have reported an important discovery in the understanding of autism which was published in Molecular Autism...
Specially Raised Mice Show Over-Produced Autism Gene Alters Synapses, Affects Learning And Behavior
A gene linked to autism spectrum disorders that was manipulated in two lines of transgenic mice produced mature adults with irreversible deficits affecting either learning or social interaction...
Manhy Children With Autism Also Have ADHD
In a study of the co-occurrence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in early school-age children (four to eight years old), researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute found that nearly one-third of children with ASD also have clinically significant ADHD symptoms...
Abnormal Brain Networks Found In Fragile X Syndrome
The genetic malady known as Fragile X syndrome is the most common cause of inherited autism and intellectual disability. Brain scientists know the gene defect that causes the syndrome and understand the damage it does in misshaping the brain's synapses - the connections between neurons. But how this abnormal shaping of synapses translates into abnormal behavior is unclear...
A Third Of Autism Cases Also Have ADHD Symptoms
According to new research carried out at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, nearly a third of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) between the ages of four to eight also showed clinically significant symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
Developmental Outcomes In Children With Autism Predicted By Early Brain Responses To Words
The pattern of brain responses to words in 2-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder predicted the youngsters' linguistic, cognitive and adaptive skills at ages 4 and 6, according to a new study. The findings, published in the journal PLOS ONE, are among the first to demonstrate that a brain marker can predict future abilities in children with autism...
Children With Autism Benefit From Enrichment Therapy
Children with autism showed significant improvement after six months of simple sensory exercises at home using everyday items such as scents, spoons and sponges, according to UC Irvine neurobiologists. They found that a treatment known as environmental enrichment led to notable gains in male subjects between the ages of 3 and 12. Results appear online in Behavioral Neuroscience...
SAP To Employ Hundreds Of Autistic People
In an effort to "help the world and improve lives" German software company, "SAP AG", has just announced it plans to work alongside Specialisterne and recruit hundreds of people diagnosed with autism (Autism Spectrum Disorder) to join their workforce. The company said that it seeks to hire people with autism as software testers, programmers and data quality assurance specialists...
How Disruption Caused By Premature Birth Can Lead To Conditions Such As Autism And Learning Difficulties
Researchers from King's College London have for the first time used a novel form of MRI to identify crucial developmental processes in the brain that are vulnerable to the effects of premature birth. This new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), shows that disruption of these specific processes can have an impact on cognitive function...
Link Between Epilepsy And Autism Found
Adults with epilepsy are more likely to have a greater number of characteristics of autism and Asperger syndrome, according to new research by the University of Bath, England. The finding was discovered by Dr. SallyAnn Wakeford, a PhD student from the University's Department of Psychology, and revealed a previously unknown link between epileptic seizures and the signs of autism in adults...
Human Intelligence Cannot Be Explained By The Size Of The Brain's Frontal Lobes
Research into the comparative size of the frontal lobes in humans and other species has determined that they are not - as previously thought - disproportionately enlarged relative to other areas of the brain, according to the most accurate and conclusive study of this area of the brain...
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