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Study Documents that Some Children Lose Autism Diagnosis

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 15, 2013

Some children who are accurately diagnosed in early childhood with autism lose the symptoms and the diagnosis as they grow older, a study supported by the National Institutes of Health has confirmed.... Read More...

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Drug Reverses Abnormal Brain Function in Rett Syndrome Mice

Neuroscience NewsOctober 3, 2012

in a mouse model of Rett syndrome, researchers were able to reverse abnormalities in brain activity and improve neurological function by treating animals with an FDA-approved anesthesia drug, ketamine.... Read More...

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Autistic Adults Have Unreliable Neural Responses, Carnegie Mellon-Led Research Team Finds

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 19, 2012

Neuroscientists take the first step toward deciphering the connection between general brain function and emergent behavioral patterns in autism. Study shows that autistic adults have unreliable neural sensory responses to visual, auditory and somatosensory, or touch, stimuli. ... Read More...

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Disorder of Neural Circuits in Autism Mouse Model is Reversible

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 14, 2012

Scientists have now identified a specific dysfunction in neuronal circuits that is caused by autism. The scientists also report about their success in reversing these neuronal changes in mouse models.... Read More...

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The image shows the major brain structures implicated in autism.

Little Evidence Supports Autism Treatment Options in Adolescents

Neuroscience NewsAugust 27, 2012

Researchers studying interventions for adolescents and young adults with autism are reporting today that there is insufficient evidence to support findings, good or bad, for the therapies currently used.... Read More...

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Low-dose Sedative Alleviates Autistic-like Behavior in Mice with Dravet Syndrome Mutation

Neuroscience NewsAugust 22, 2012

A low dose of the sedative clonazepam alleviated autistic-like behavior in mice with a mutation that causes Dravet syndrome in humans.... Read More...

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Researchers Reveal New Mechanism Behind More Male Autism

Neuroscience NewsAugust 15, 2012

Research into two sex hormones released by the testes of male fetuses and boys may help solve the mystery of why autism is much more common in boys than girls.... Read More...

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Researchers Find Evidence of Link between Immune Irregularities and Autism

Neuroscience NewsJuly 17, 2012

A new Caltech study suggests that specific changes in an overactive immune system can indeed contribute to autism-like behaviors in mice, and that in some cases, this activation can be related to what a developing fetus experiences in the womb.... Read More...

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Saliva, Pupil Size Differences in Autism Show System in Overdrive

Neuroscience NewsJuly 12, 2012

Pupil size and salivary alpha-amylase could be biological indicators for autonomic dysfunction in children with autism spectrum disorder.... Read More...

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Researchers Report Success in Treating Autism Spectrum Disorder

Neuroscience NewsJuly 2, 2012

Using cyclocreatine, researchers successfully treated an autism spectrum disorder known as creatine transporter deficiency in a mouse model of autism.... Read More...

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Brain Scans Detect Early Signs of Autism

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2012

A new study shows significant differences in brain development in high-risk infants who develop autism starting as early as age 6 months. The findings published... Read More...

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Study Uncovers New Tools for Targeting Genes Linked to Autism

Neuroscience NewsJune 21, 2012

UCLA researchers have combined two tools — gene expression and the use of peripheral blood — to expand scientists' arsenal of methods for pinpointing genes that... Read More...

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autism spectrum disorders

Study Documents that Some Children Lose Autism Diagnosis

Drug Reverses Abnormal Brain Function in Rett Syndrome Mice

Autistic Adults Have Unreliable Neural Responses, Carnegie Mellon-Led Research Team Finds

Disorder of Neural Circuits in Autism Mouse Model is Reversible

Little Evidence Supports Autism Treatment Options in Adolescents

Low-dose Sedative Alleviates Autistic-like Behavior in Mice with Dravet Syndrome Mutation

Researchers Reveal New Mechanism Behind More Male Autism

Researchers Find Evidence of Link between Immune Irregularities and Autism

Saliva, Pupil Size Differences in Autism Show System in Overdrive

Researchers Report Success in Treating Autism Spectrum Disorder

Brain Scans Detect Early Signs of Autism

Study Uncovers New Tools for Targeting Genes Linked to Autism