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Autism Featured Open Neuroscience Articles

·January 15, 2015·3 min read

Century Old Drug Reverses Autism Like Symptoms in Fragile X Mouse Model

A drug used for almost 100 years to treat trypanosomiasis appears to be effective in reversing autism like symptoms in mice, a new study reports.

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Autism Featured Genetics

·December 22, 2014·4 min read

Diverse Autism Mutations Lead to Different Disease Outcomes

Researchers report on how diversity in autistic traits can be traced to differences in genetic mutations.

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Featured Genetics Neurology

·December 18, 2014·2 min read

Healthy Brain Development Balanced on Edge of a Cellular ‘Sword’

A new study of children with neurodevelopmental abnormalities identifies KATNB1 as crucial for brain development.

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Autism Featured Psychology

·December 17, 2014·3 min read

Fine Particulate Air Pollution Linked with Increased Autism Risk

Exposure to fine particulate air pollution during the third trimester of pregnancy puts offspring at higher risk of autism, a new study reports.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience Videos

·December 8, 2014·3 min read

Preeclampsia During Mother’s Pregnancy Associated with Greater Autism Risk

Researchers report children with ASD were more than twice as likely to have mothers who suffered from preeclampsia during pregnancy.

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·December 2, 2014·5 min read

Brain Representations of Social Thoughts Accurately Predict Autism Diagnosis

Neuroimaging techniques allow researchers to use neural representations of social thought to predict autism diagnosis with 97 percent accuracy, a new study reports.

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Autism Featured Genetics

·November 11, 2014·3 min read

Multiple Models Reveal New Genetic Links in Autism

Researchers have implicated a new gene associated with Rett syndrome in idiopathic autism.

Autism Featured Neurology

·November 4, 2014·3 min read

Brain Anatomy Differences Between Autistic and Typically Developing Individuals Are Indistinguishable

A new study reports the brain anatomy in MRI scans of those with autism and typically developing individuals is virtually indistinguishable above the age of six.

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Autism Featured Genetics

·October 15, 2014·3 min read

Siblings of Children with Autism Can Show Signs at 18 Months

A new study reports autism symptoms develop by the age of 18 months in 57% of children who have an older sibling with ASD.

Autism Featured Psychology

·October 13, 2014·5 min read

Chemical Derived from Broccoli Sprouts Shows Promise in Treating Autism

Sulforaphane, a chemical derived from broccoli sprouts, could help improve behavioral and social problems associated with ASD, a new study reports.

Autism Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 9, 2014·4 min read

Study Finds Link Between Neural Stem Cell Overgrowth and Autism Like Behavior in Mice

Researchers show how inflammation in pregnant mice can trigger excessive division of neural stem cells in their offspring. This can result in an overgrowth of the brain and autism like behaviors.