Research Linking Autism Symptoms to Gut Microbes Called 'Groundbreaking' - ScienceDaily Saturday, December 21, 2013 A new study showing that feeding mice a beneficial type of bacteria can ameliorate autism-like symptoms is...
Non-Specialist Psychosocial Interventions for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders - ScienceDaily Saturday, December 21, 2013 Many children with intellectual disability or lower functioning autism spectrum disorders, particularly...
New Test Facilitates Diagnosis of Autism in Adults - ScienceDaily Saturday, December 14, 2013 Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a new screening tool to facilitate the diagnosis of Autism...
Epigenetic changes in sperm of older fathers may lead to autism and schizophrenia in offspring - MNT Saturday, December 14, 2013 Advanced paternal age has been associated with greater risk for psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism...
Identification of gene crucial for formation of certain brain circuitry - MNT Saturday, December 07, 2013 Using a powerful gene-hunting technique for the first time in mammalian brain cells, researchers at Johns Hopkins...
Brain circuitry disrupted by prenatal exposure to alcohol - MNT Wednesday, December 04, 2013 Prenatal exposure to alcohol severely disrupts major features of brain development that potentially lead to...
Oxytocin activates 'social' brain regions in children with autism - MNT Wednesday, December 04, 2013 Researchers from Yale University have found that while engaging with social information, children with autism...
Genes and air pollution combine to increase autism risk - MNT Tuesday, December 03, 2013 Children with a particular gene variant who are exposed to air pollution appear to be at a higher risk of developing autism...
Key protein identified that is responsible for controlling communication between brain cells - MNT Tuesday, December 03, 2013 Scientists are a step closer to understanding how some of the brain's 100 billion nerve cells co-ordinate their communication...
Micromovements Hold Hidden Information About Severity of Autism - ScienceDaily Tuesday, December 03, 2013 Movements so minute they cannot be detected by the human eye are being analyzed by researchers to diagnose autism...
Single Spray of Oxytocin Improves Brain Function in Children With Autism, Study Suggests - ScienceDaily Tuesday, December 03, 2013 A single dose of the hormone oxytocin, delivered via nasal spray, has been shown to enhance brain activity...