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

Full-body interaction video games enhance social skills in children with autism disorders

Neuroscience NewsOctober 1, 2019

A new video game fosters more social initiation that free play for those with ASD. The game also is effective at reducing repetitive behaviors and helps improve gestural expression.... Read More...

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First large-scale study of universal screening for autism raises questions about accuracy

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 27, 2019

Study urges doctors to continue screening all toddlers for ASD, but recommends changing to M-CHAT screening methods to improve accuracy and address current disparities.... Read More...

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Predicting cancer versus autism risk in PTEN patients

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 26, 2019

A metabolite has been identified that can predict whether people with PTEN mutations will develop cancer or ASD.... Read More...

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Perturbed genes regulating white blood cells linked to autism genetics and severity

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 23, 2019

Blood gene expression analysis uncovered a critical gene network that is disrupted in Autism. The disrupted gene network is related to fetal brain development and is also dysregulated in ASD cellular models. The findings provide further evidence that genetic factors influencing brain development during pregnancy are a primary cause of autism spectrum disorder.... Read More...

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Low-cost blood pressure drug improves brain function in individuals with autism

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 18, 2019

Propranolol, a common 'beta-blocker' drug used to control blood pressure, could be a promising new treatment for those on the autism spectrum. The medication improved cognitive performance and positively altered the frontal-parietal control network, an area of the brain associated with word and information processing, in those with ASD.... Read More...

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Brain imaging shows how nonverbal children with autism have slower response to sounds

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 18, 2019

Nonverbal children on the autism spectrum have a slower response to auditory stimulation. The longer response times were associated with poor communication skills. Brain imaging of the auditory cortex could serve as a biomarker for measuring the likelihood of language impairment in those with ASD.... Read More...

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Early maternal anemia tied to intellectual disability, ADHD and autism

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 18, 2019

Children born to mothers diagnosed with anemia before the 31st week of pregnancy were at a higher risk of developing ADHD, ASD, and other intellectual disabilities than children born to mothers diagnosed with anemia during the final weeks of pregnancy. The risk of being diagnosed with autism was 4.9% higher for those born to mothers who experienced early pregnancy anemia. For ADHD, those born to anemic mothers had a 9.3% higher risk than those born to mothers who developed the condition during late pregnancy.... Read More...

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Some children with autism more able to read thoughts and feelings from facial expressions than previously thought

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 17, 2019

A new study questions the theory that adolescents on the autism spectrum have trouble identifying different emotions expressed on the faces of others. The findings revealed adolescents with ASD have similar accuracy, response times, and fixation on facial features as their neurotypical peers when asked to infer mental states from faces.... Read More...

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Autism study stresses importance of communicating with all infants

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 4, 2019

Parents who communicate with their infants help improve language skills and later abilities. Researchers say parents can make a significant difference in language development, even in children with an ASD diagnosis.... Read More...

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Autism rates increasing fastest among black and Hispanic youth

Neuroscience NewsAugust 28, 2019

Between the birth years of 2007 and 2013, autism diagnosis rates rose 73% for Hispanic children, 44% for African American children and 25% for white children aged between 3-5. ... Read More...

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Wearable device can predict aggressive outbursts in people with autism a minute in advance

Neuroscience NewsAugust 27, 2019

A newly designed device can give caregivers warning of an impending aggressive outburst from a person with ASD one minute before it occurs. The device monitors physiological indicators of stress. ... Read More...

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Gene linked to autism undergoes changes in men’s sperm after cannabis use

Neuroscience NewsAugust 27, 2019

Marijuana use alters a gene associated with autism in sperm. Hypomethylation was identified in the DLGAP2 gene in the sperm of male rats exposed to THC. The hypomethylated state was also detected in the forebrains of their offspring. Further research is needed to establish if there is a definitive link between paternal cannabis use and ASD in humans.... Read More...

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News

Shaping the social networks of neurons

Fonts in campaign communications have liberal or conservative leanings

High air pollution exposure in 1-year-olds’ linked to structural brain changes at age 12

Neuroscience

Shaping the social networks of neurons

Fonts in campaign communications have liberal or conservative leanings

High air pollution exposure in 1-year-olds’ linked to structural brain changes at age 12

Neurology

First treatment for pain using human stem cells a success

Lithium may halt Alzheimer’s progression

Certain personality traits in high school may lower dementia risk five decades later

AI

A rat had basically no brain, but it could still see, hear, smell, and feel

Google and Janelia researchers unveil biggest, most detailed map of the fly brain to date

The way you dance is unique, and computers can tell it’s you

Robotics

Findings about sea star locomotion could aid in development of simpler, decentralized systems in robotics

The first living robots

Psychology

Fonts in campaign communications have liberal or conservative leanings

Silicon Valley’s latest fad is dopamine fasting – and that may not be as crazy as it sounds

How emotions are mapped in the brain

Autism

First large-scale study of universal screening for autism raises questions about accuracy

Predicting cancer versus autism risk in PTEN patients

Perturbed genes regulating white blood cells linked to autism genetics and severity

Brain imaging shows how nonverbal children with autism have slower response to sounds

Early maternal anemia tied to intellectual disability, ADHD and autism

Some children with autism more able to read thoughts and feelings from facial expressions than previously thought

Autism study stresses importance of communicating with all infants

Autism rates increasing fastest among black and Hispanic youth

Wearable device can predict aggressive outbursts in people with autism a minute in advance

Gene linked to autism undergoes changes in men’s sperm after cannabis use