Autism spectrum disorders
Ga. autism project looks to early detection
A partnership between an autism research center and the state of Georgia is working to boost early detection and diagnosis of the disorder.
Sep 21, 2013
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Neuroscience
Brain dysfunctions: Shared mechanisms in fragile X syndrome, autism and schizophrenia
Several psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia, autism and intellectual disabilities share the same brain cell abnormalities: the contacts (synapses) between brain cells are poorly developed and not functional. Claudia ...
Sep 18, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
Novel vaccine approach to human cytomegalovirus found effective
An experimental vaccine against human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, which endangers the developing fetus, organ transplant recipients, patients with HIV and others who have a weakened immune system, proved safe and more ...
Sep 18, 2013
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Autism spectrum disorders
Watching their success can help teens with autism master important life skills
Like all special education instructors, Cami Burton aims to help her students with autism and developmental disabilities master real-life skills that will allow them to become more independent.
Sep 6, 2013
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Autism spectrum disorders
Familiar consumer electronics are used to help toilet-train children with autism
Proper bathroom habits, which most people take for granted, are an important quality-of-life issue for many children with autism and their families. A new device developed at the University of Rochester is showing promise ...
Aug 16, 2013
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Neuroscience
Fear factor: Missing brain enzyme leads to abnormal levels of fear in mice
A little bit of learned fear is a good thing, keeping us from making risky, stupid decisions or falling over and over again into the same trap. But new research from neuroscientists and molecular biologists at USC shows that ...
Jul 15, 2013
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Medical research
Exercise rescues mutated neural stem cells
CHARGE syndrome is a severe developmental disorder affecting multiple organs. It affects 1 in 8500 newborns worldwide. The majority of patients carry a mutation in a gene called CHD7. How this single mutation leads to the ...
Jul 5, 2013
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Neuroscience
Defects in brain cell migration linked to mental retardation
(Medical Xpress)—A rare, inherited form of mental retardation has led scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to three important "travel agents" at work in the developing brain.
Jun 21, 2013
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Health
Habilitative services under health reform faces uncertainty, new analysis says
Despite their inclusion as essential health benefits, habilitative services face an uncertain future under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new analysis done at the George Washington University School of Public Health ...
Jun 5, 2013
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Neuroscience
Scientists at UCI restore long-term memory to mice
University of California-Irvine neurobiologists have discovered a protein complex in neurons that is essential to long-term memory formation and is also corrupted in the brains of people with some developmental disabilities ...
Jun 5, 2013
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