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

·April 20, 2018·4 min read

Variants in Non-Coding DNA Contribute to Inherited Autism Risk

Researchers report newly identified risk factors differ from currently known genetic causes of autism. The variants identified do not alter the genes directly, but disrupt the neighboring DNA control elements that turn genes on or off. Additionally, the variants do not occur as new mutations in autistic children, but are inherited from parents.

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·April 19, 2018·4 min read

Did Hans Asperger Actively Assist the Nazi Euthanasia Program?

Researchers have investigated Hans Asperger's Nazi era publications and have revealed he actively cooperated with the Nazi's euthanasia program. The Kinder-Euthanasie (child euthanasia) program resulted in the murder of thousands of physically and mentally disabled children under Nazi rule.

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·April 6, 2018·2 min read

When Kids’ Autistic Brains Can’t Calm Down

A new study sheds light on why some children with ASD also have epilepsy. Researchers report the catnap2 mutation, associated with autism, does not allow inhibitory neurons to correctly form and this can lead to an increased risk of seizures.

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·March 28, 2018·5 min read

How Brain Circuits are Affected by Infections in Mothers and Newborns

A new study backs up existing evidence that maternal immune activation can impact brain development in children. Researchers report immune activation during pregnancy or soon after birth can cause alterations to brain networks associated with social behavior, resulting in autism-like symptoms in the offspring.

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·March 27, 2018·5 min read

Abnormal Brain Connections Seen in Preschoolers with Autism

A new neuroimaging study reveals preschool aged children with ASD have significant differences in the basal ganglia network and paralimbic-limbic network in the brain compared to their peers who were not diagnosed with autism.

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·March 26, 2018·3 min read

Autism Like Behaviors in Children Linked to Low Vitamin D Levels in Mothers

Researchers have identified a link between low vitamin D levels in pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, and autism like behaviors in their offspring. The study reveals low levels vitamin D in mothers may be associated with altered brain development that can lead to social behavioral deficits in their children.

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·March 20, 2018·3 min read

Amygdala Neurons Increase as Children Become Adults; Except in Autism

A new PNAS study reveals typically developing children experience neurogenesis in the amygdala as they become adults. However, for those with autism, the amygdala loses neurons as they age.

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·March 12, 2018·4 min read

Autism’s Social Deficits Are Reversed by an Anti-Cancer Drug

According to researchers, a low dose of the anti cancer drug romidepsin reduced social deficits in animal models of autism.

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·February 27, 2018·3 min read

Genes Linked to Brain Anatomy in Autism

A new study reports specific genes are linked to differences in brain structure in children with ASD.

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·February 20, 2018·4 min read

Genetic Targets for ASD Identified

A new computational method has been able to link several targeted genes to ASD.

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·February 19, 2018·5 min read

Blood and Urine Tests Developed to Indicate Autism in Children

Researchers have developed new tests that could help lead to earlier diagnosis of autism.

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·February 16, 2018·5 min read

Lab Grown Human Cerebellar Cells Yield Clues to Autism

Researchers have derived purkinje cells from patients with TSC, a genetic syndrome that includes some ASD-like symptoms. The cells, researchers say, have several characteristics that could help explain how ASD develops at the molecular level.