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Research articles covering work related to austism spectrum disorders are provided below.

·July 14, 2026·13 min read

Autistic Teens’ Brains Process Unfamiliar Voices Differently

A new study reveals that the reward and salience centers in the brains of autistic teenagers fail to increase their responsiveness to unfamiliar voices as they mature.

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·July 1, 2026·11 min read

Acetaminophen Cleared of Autism and ADHD Pregnancy Risks

A new study utilizes a rigorous sibling-matched design to conclusively prove that prenatal paracetamol (acetaminophen) exposure carries zero risk of causing autism or ADHD, regardless of trimester timing or dosage volume.

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·June 29, 2026·9 min read

Nanosensor Separates Autism From Intellectual Disability

Scientists demonstrates that a carbon-fiber nanosensor can differentiate Autism Spectrum Disorder from Intellectual Disability by measuring real-time nitric oxide production in undifferentiated patient stem cells, even when both conditions share identical genetic mutations.

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·June 24, 2026·10 min read

Dogs May Bridge the Autism Drug Discovery Gap

Shank3 mutant laboratory Beagles could bridge the 90% failure gap in autism drug development, as their uniquely co-evolved social architecture allows them to mirror human-like social withdrawal, gaze aversion, and sensory changes far better than rodent models.

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·June 19, 2026·9 min read

Autism Mutations Converge on Shared Early Brain Pathways

A new study revealed that hundreds of diverse genetic causes of autism converge on shared molecular pathways.

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·June 12, 2026·11 min read

Cerebellar Matrix Failures Lock Down the Brain’s Social Networks

Structural alterations within the cerebellar extracellular matrix serve as primary drivers of autism-related circuit dysfunction.

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·June 10, 2026·12 min read

12-Gene Signature and Vulnerable Cells Found in Rett Syndrome

A new study demonstrated a cellular neighborhood effect, where mutant cells actively warp the gene expression of neighboring healthy neurons, revealing that early circuit wide-damage precedes clinical onset.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·June 9, 2026·9 min read

Parental Infertility Biology, Not IVF, Linked to Child Autism Traits

A new study untangled the relationship between parental fertility history, reproductive technologies, and childhood behavioral outcomes.

Autism Featured Genetics Neurology

·June 9, 2026·8 min read

Silencing One Brain Gene May Reverse Autism Deficits

Can pinpointing a cognition-selective glycine transporter restore receptor function and reverse autism-related behaviors in adults? A new study identified the transporter SLC6A20 as a safe therapeutic target to reverse NMDA receptor (NMDAR) hypofunction.

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·June 4, 2026·7 min read

Study Reverses Structural Autism Deficits in Brain Cells

A new study demonstrates that structural autism deficits are entirely reversible through circuit-specific interventions.

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·May 29, 2026·10 min read

Two Distinct Autism Subtypes Identified Via Brain Connectivity

A new study leverages a multi-site database of over 1,900 fMRI scans to isolate at least two distinct subtypes of autism defined by their brain connectivity.

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·May 27, 2026·14 min read

Can a Urine Test Predict Autism Early?

A new study introduces the “Microbially-Derived Metabolite (MDM) System,” a non-invasive urine test that tracks 17 small molecules produced by gut microorganisms to identify children at high risk for autism.