http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—People with Asperger's syndrome—mild autism with normal or sometimes superior verbal ability and intelligence—are at a crossroads: Their diagnosis is about to disappear. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-guideline-asperger-edge.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:50:01 EST news285510091 The age at which a child with autism is diagnosed is related to the particular suite of behavioral symptoms he or she exhibits, new research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-autism-age-diagnosis-specific-symptoms.html Autism spectrum disorders Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:48:50 EST news284744924 Autism results from abnormal cell communication. Testing a new theory, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have used a newly discovered function of an old drug to restore cell communications in a mouse model of autism, reversing symptoms of the devastating disorder. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-drug-treatment-autism-symptoms-mouse.html Autism spectrum disorders Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:00:09 EST news282410884 (Medical Xpress)—Results of a recent clinical study by researchers from Western and the University of Arkansas reveal the presence of a unique blood marker, which may further the understanding of possible gut linked environmental contributors to autism. The findings may also forecast potential blood tests for early screening to identify and potentially treat the condition, even before symptoms present. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-team-potential-blood-autistic-patients.html Autism spectrum disorders Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:37:00 EST news278663797 Autistic-like behaviors can be partially remedied by normalizing excessive levels of protein synthesis in the brain, a team of researchers has found in a study of laboratory mice. The findings, which appear in the latest issue of Nature, provide a pathway to the creation of pharmaceuticals aimed at treating autism spectrum disorders (ASD) that are associated with diminished social interaction skills, impaired communication ability, and repetitive behaviors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-neuroscientists-excessive-protein-synthesis-linked.html Autism spectrum disorders Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:00:35 EST news275488647 (HealthDay)—A medication typically prescribed to control high blood pressure that's commonly referred to as a water pill may ease some of the symptoms of autism, researchers say. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-common-heart-drug-dampen-autism.html Autism spectrum disorders Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:40:01 EST news274439880 (Medical Xpress)—Most people know when to be afraid and when it's ok to calm down. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-autism-severity-stem.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:53:13 EST news273423184 (Medical Xpress)—One of the most popular intervention therapies for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) lacks scientific support according to a literature review published by University of Texas at Austin professor Mark O'Reilly and an international team of scientists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-popular-autism-treatment-lacks-scientific.html Autism spectrum disorders Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:17:15 EST news272621823 (Medical Xpress)—Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), a category that includes autism, Asperger Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder, are characterized by difficulty with social interaction and communication, or repetitive behaviors. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Management says that one in 88 children in the US is somewhere on the Autism spectrum—an alarming ten-fold increase in the last four decades. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-schizophrenia-autism.html Autism spectrum disorders Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:30:37 EST news270214221 Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, today announced its expanded collaboration with Sigma Advanced Genetic Engineering (SAGE) Labs, an initiative of Sigma Life, to develop the first rat models with modified autism associated genes, intended to accelerate discovery and translational autism research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-autism-sage-labs-rat.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:14:11 EST news263124842 A pioneering report of genome-wide gene expression in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) finds genetic changes that help explain why one person has an ASD and another does not. The study, published by Cell Press on June 21 in The American Journal of Human Genetics, pinpoints ASD risk factors by comparing changes in gene expression with DNA mutation data in the same individuals. This innovative approach is likely to pave the way for future personalized medicine, not just for ASD but also for any disease with a genetic component. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-functional-links-autism-genes.html Genetics Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:20:04 EST news259497632 (Medical Xpress) -- A new study by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute suggests that women who consume the recommended daily dosage of folic acid, the synthetic form of folate or vitamin B-9, during the first month of pregnancy may have a reduced risk of having a child with autism. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-folic-acid-intake-autism.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 14 Jun 2012 06:52:54 EST news258875529 A specific antioxidant supplement may be an effective therapy for some features of autism, according to a pilot trial from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital that involved 31 children with the disorder. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-antioxidant-treatment-features-autism.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 29 May 2012 15:53:10 EST news257525584 (HealthDay) -- Researchers report that a new DNA test may be able to spot an increased risk of autism in children as young as 6 months old. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-genetic-autism.html Pediatrics Wed, 16 May 2012 15:30:02 EST news256399260 (Medical Xpress) -- Restricted, repetitive behavior, such as compulsive arranging and rigid adherence to routines, is a defining symptom of autism spectrum disorders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-repetitive-behaviors-adults-autism-spectrum.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:32:11 EST news242296317 Researchers at UCLA have found a possible explanation for why autistic children act and think differently than their peers. For the first time, they've shown that the connections between brain regions that are important for language and social skills grow much more slowly in boys with autism than in non-autistic children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-autistic-brains-slowly-healthy.html Neuroscience Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:02:36 EST news238338147 Over the past decade, new technologies have revealed that autism spectrum disorder has a substantial genetic component. But determining exactly which genes are involved has been like finding the proverbial needle in the haystack. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-common-autism-recreated-mouse.html Genetics Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:00:05 EST news237038535 New findings from a 16-year study confirm that the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the gold-standard for the classification of mental health conditions, can be used to accurately identify autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children with Down syndrome, according to research from Kennedy Krieger Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-validate-accuracy-autism-diagnosis-children.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:02:25 EST news236944933 Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have discovered that one of the most common genetic alterations in autism -- deletion of a 27-gene cluster on chromosome 16 -- causes autism-like features. By generating mouse models of autism using a technique known as chromosome engineering, CSHL Professor Alea Mills and colleagues provide the first functional evidence that inheriting fewer copies of these genes leads to features resembling those used to diagnose children with autism. The study appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in the early online edition during the week of October 3. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-evidence-genetic-basis-autism.html Genetics Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:00:17 EST news236861129 Many roads can lead to the same place, often crossing over one another and sometimes passing the same landmarks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-genes-landmarks-roadmap-autism.html Genetics Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:00:08 EST news226756870