» Mental Illness Suspect Genes Found To Be Among The Most Environmentally Responsive By NIH Study
02/05/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
For the first time, scientists have tracked the activity, across the lifespan, of an environmentally responsive regulatory mechanism that turns genes on and off in the brain\'s executive hub...
» Hyperconnectivity In Brain\'s Hearing Center Caused By Gene Mutation In Autism
02/02/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
New research from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) might help explain how a gene mutation found in some autistic individuals leads to difficulties in processing auditory cues and paying spatial attention to sound...
» Britain\'s First Adult Autism Survey Reveals Previously \'Invisible\' Group With Autism
02/02/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
New research on autism in adults has shown that adults with a more severe learning disability have a greater likelihood of having autism. This group, mostly living in private households, was previously \'invisible\' in estimates of autism...
» Evolved, Mutated Gene Module Linked To Syndromic Autism
01/28/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
A team led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports that newly discovered mutations in an evolved assembly of genes cause Joubert syndrome, a form of syndromic autism. The findings are published i..
» Family History Of Psychiatric Disorders May Shape Intellectual Interests
01/28/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
A hallmark of the individual is the cultivation of personal interests, but for some people, their intellectual pursuits might actually be genetically predetermined. Survey results published by Princeton University researchers in the journal..
» Sign Of Autism Can Be Seen In Infants
01/27/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
A recent study that took place at the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck, University of London, and was published in the January edition of Current Biology, states that detecting autism symptoms in babies as young as 6 mo..
» An Earlier Sign Of Autism In The Brain
01/27/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
In their first year of life, babies who will go on to develop autism already show different brain responses when someone looks at or away from them...
» Adolescents With Autism Spend Free Time Using Solitary, Screen-Based Media
01/27/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to be fascinated by screen-based technology. A new study by a University of Missouri researcher found that adolescents with autism spend the majority of their free time using non-so..
» People With Autism Helped By Learning To \'Talk Things Through In Your Head\'
01/26/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
Teaching children with autism to \'talk things through in their head\' may help them to solve complex day-to-day tasks, which could increase the chances of independent, flexible living later in life, according to new research...
» Researchers Study Impact Of Proposed Autism Diagnostic Criteria
01/24/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
Getting an autism diagnosis could be more difficult in 2013 when a revised diagnostic definition goes into effect. The proposed changes may affect the proportion of individuals who qualify for a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, accord..
» Autism Overdiagnosed? Possibly, Because Many Children Seem To \"Outgrow\" It
01/23/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) come with several neurodevelopmental signs and symptoms which overlap other conditions - it is possible that some early ASD diagnoses are wrong, especially among children who no longer meet the criteria f..
» New Research Suggests Birth Weight Plays A Role In Autism Spectrum Disorder
01/23/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
Although the genetic basis of autism is now well established, a growing body of research also suggests that environmental factors may play a role in this serious developmental disorder affecting nearly one in 100 children. Using a unique st..
» Invention Makes Children Eye Exams Inexpensive, Comprehensive, And Simple To Administer
01/20/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
Eighty-five percent of children\'s learning is related to vision. Yet in the U.S., 80 percent of children have never had an eye exam or any vision screening before kindergarten, statistics say. When they do, the vision screenings they ty..
» Automated Imaging Inroduced To Greatly Speed Whole-Brain Mapping Efforts
01/17/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
A new technology developed by neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) transforms the way highly detailed anatomical images can be made of whole brains. Until now, means of obtaining such images - used in cutting-edge..
» Researchers Use Workshops To Teach Job Skills And Learn More About Families With Children On The Autism Spectrum
01/12/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
These days, we hear a lot about the disorder of autism, but researchers at the University of Utah have created a program that helps kids with autism focus on building their skills and utilizing an aptitude for visual-spatial thinking, c..
» Gastrointestinal Problems In Autistic Children May Be Due To Gut Bacteria
01/11/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
The underlying reason autism is often associated with gastrointestinal problems is an unknown, but new results to be published in the online journal mBio® on January 10 reveal that the guts of autistic children differ from other childr..
» When Teens With Autism Want To Drive
01/11/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
In the first study to investigate driving as it relates to teens with a high-functioning autism disorder (HFASD), child development and teen driving experts at The Children\'s Hospital of Philadelphia\'s Center for Child Injury Prevention..
» 2 Genes Affect Anxiety, Behavior In Mice With Too Much MeCP2
01/10/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
The anxiety and behavioral issues associated with excess MeCP2 protein result from overexpression of two genes (Crh [corticotropin-releasing hormone] and Oprm 1 [mu-opioid receptor MOR 1]), which may point the way to treating these ..
» Pioneering Vision Study In Mice Will Help Revolutionize The Study Of Brain Function And Mental Disease
01/09/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
There\'s a 3-D world in our brains. It\'s a landscape that mimics the outside world, where the objects we see exist as collections of neural circuits and electrical impulses. Now, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies ar..
» Possible Link Between Autism, Abnormal Immune System Characteristics And Novel Protein Fragment
01/05/12 from Autism News From Medical News Today
Immune system abnormalities that mimic those seen with autism spectrum disorders have been linked to the amyloid precursor protein (APP), reports a research team from the University of South Florida\'s Department of Psychiatry and the Silver..