Reducing tau can prevent abnormal brain activity associated with Alzheimer’s disease, autism, and epilepsy.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study Find Links to Genetic Disorders in Walking Patterns
Researchers have linked Fragile X and SHANK3 deletion syndrome, two disorders associated with autism, to specific microscopic walking patterns.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Hormone Widely Used as an Autism Treatment Shows No Benefit
Oxytocin therapy is ineffective at improving social skills in children on the autism spectrum.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Rare Form of Autism Exhales Secrets of Breathing
Breathing difficulties associated with Pitt Hopkins syndrome, a rare form of autism, have been linked to a specific set of neurons in the brainstem.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Autistic Children Struggle With Hidden Emotions
Autistic children often misjudge the feelings of others because they do not use contextual cues to identify underlying emotions.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy May Contribute to ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders
A 25-year study identifies a link between the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy and an increased risk of developmental disorders, including ADHD, autism, and decreased IQ in children.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy May Contribute to ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders
A 25-year study identifies a link between the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy and an increased risk of developmental disorders, including ADHD, autism, and decreased IQ in children.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Number Diagnosed With Autism Jumps 787 Percent In Two Decades
Between 1998 and 2018, the number of people diagnosed with autism has jumped by 787%. The rate of increase was greater for females, with the greatest rise in adults being diagnosed with ASD.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Unusual Visual Examination of Objects May Indicate Later Autism Diagnosis in Infants
The way in which an infant visually examines an object may predict a later autism diagnosis, researchers say. Unusual visual inspection of items at 9 months was a strong predictor of an ASD diagnosis later in childhood.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Do Genetics Control Who Our Friends Are? It Seems So With Mice
A new study reveals there appears to be a neurobiological component that drives instantaneous compatibility, in mice at least. A variation of the PDE11 enzyme found in brain areas governing mood and motivation seems to control whether mice want to soci…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Do Genetics Control Who Our Friends Are? It Seems So With Mice
A new study reveals there appears to be a neurobiological component that drives instantaneous compatibility, in mice at least. A variation of the PDE11 enzyme found in brain areas governing mood and motivation seems to control whether mice want to soci…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Loss of Placental Hormone Linked to Brain and Social Behavior Changes
Reduced amounts of the placental hormone allopregnanolone caused behavioral and developmental changes in the brains of male mouse offspring similar to those seen in autism.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: What a Song Reveals About Vocal Imitation Deficits for Autistic Individuals
Autistic children and adults are better at holding and imitating relative pitch than they are with absolute pitch across both speech and song.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Children With Autism Respond Well to Puppets
Puppets could be a useful tool to help young children on the autism spectrum improve their social engagement and attention.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why People With Autism Read Facial Expressions Differently
Artificial neural networks help researchers uncover new clues as to why people on the autism spectrum have trouble interpreting facial expressions.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Rare Inherited Variants in Previously Unsuspected Genes May Confer Significant Risk for Autism
Study identifies a rare class of genetic differences transmitted from non-autistic parents to their children on the autism spectrum.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Direct Genetic Link to ASD Identified
Researchers identified a novel, direct link between autism and the SUV39H2 gene.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Mini-Brain Study Shows How Environmental Risk Factors Can Amplify Genetic Risks for Autism
Using human stem cells to develop a brain organoid model, researchers were able to show exposure to a common pesticide synergizes with an autism-linked gene mutation. The study provides clear evidence that genetics and environment may combine to disrup…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Genetic Driver of Autism and Other Developmental Disorders Identified
A new mouse study identifies the Necdin (Ndn) gene as a causal factor of autism with 15q11-q13 chromosomal abnormality.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Common Mechanism Underlies Some Behavioral Traits Seen in Autism and Schizophrenia
Certain genes that are mutated or missing in those with schizophrenia and autism cause similar dysfunction in neural networks within the thalamus.
