Autism spectrum disorders
'Preemie' babies more vulnerable to autism diagnosis later: study
Babies born prematurely, even just a couple weeks early, may be at increased risk of autism, a large new study suggests.
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Toddlers with autism don't avoid eye contact, but do miss its significance
A new study conducted by researchers at Marcus Autism Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and Emory University School of Medicine helps put to rest a longstanding controversy and question about children with autism ...
Nov 18, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers discover solutions to gender bias in autism diagnoses
A multidisciplinary study published in Biological Psychiatry and led by the University of Minnesota demonstrated that an equal number of girls and boys can be identified as having concerns for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) ...
Jun 23, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Increased reaction to stress linked to gastrointestinal issues in children with autism
One in 45 American children lives with autism spectrum disorder, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many of these children also have significant gastrointestinal issues, but the cause of these symptoms ...
Jan 4, 2017
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Autism spectrum disorders
Managing the microbiome raises new hope for autism
According to the Centers for Disease Research, 1 in 54 children is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) each year, and the number has been rising. The disease causes perplexing, lifelong developmental disabilities, ...
Nov 13, 2020
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Neuroscience
Common brain malformation traced to its genetic roots
About one in 100 children has a common brain disorder called Chiari 1 malformation, but most of the time such children grow up normally and no one suspects a problem. But in about one in 10 of those children, the condition ...
Dec 29, 2020
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Study: 'Sociability' hormone didn't help kids with autism
Children with autism didn't benefit from an experimental therapy made with a hormone thought to promote social bonding, researchers reported Wednesday in the largest study of its kind.
Oct 14, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New theory suggests autism may not be tied to mindblindness
Tracking the extent to which other people think differently from yourself appears to be more relevant than understanding someone else's thoughts per se. Neuroscientists at Ghent University and the University of New South ...
Sep 2, 2020
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Genetics
New genetic clues uncovered in largest study of families with multiple children with autism
UCLA Health researchers have published the largest-ever study of families with at least two children with autism, uncovering new risk genes and providing new insights into how genetics influence whether someone develops autism ...
Jul 31, 2023
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Neuroscience
Brain protein linked to seizures, abnormal social behaviors
A team led by a biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside has found a new mechanism responsible for the abnormal development of neuronal connections in the mouse brain that leads to seizures and abnormal ...
Sep 1, 2020
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