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

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·October 31, 2018·5 min read

Common Medications Taken During Pregnancy Not Linked to ASD Risk

A new study reports prenatal exposure to common antidepressants and antipsychotics does not increase the risk of a child developing autism.

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·October 29, 2018·4 min read

Brainwave Activity Reveals Potential Biomarker for ASD

Researchers have identified a possible biomarker that could help expedite ASD diagnosis in children. The study revealed children with autism have lower frequency motor related gamma oscillations.

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·October 28, 2018·5 min read

Unique Patterns of Neural Communications Discovered in Brains of Autistic Children

A new study reveals unique connections within brain networks in children on the autism spectrum. Researchers say, in ASD, the amygdala shows marked differences in connection with the occipital cortex than in typically developing children.

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·October 18, 2018·4 min read

Bee Study Links Genes to Social Behaviors, Including Autism

Bees are helping researchers to uncover genes responsible for social behaviors, including social deficits associated with ASD. Researchers have identified 200 new gene variations linked to social behaviors, with 21 clustered in or nearby 6 genes implicated in autism.

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·October 9, 2018·8 min read

Pinpointing Pathways that Impact Autism Features

Researchers have identified a brain signaling pathway that can be chemically manipulated to reverse an autism related pathway in genetically engineered mice. The effects, researchers report, ares able to be seen in adult mice, suggesting a possible route to developing medications for adults on the autism spectrum.

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·September 24, 2018·4 min read

Predicting Autism Risk in Pregnant Women

Researchers found that differences in the plasma metabolites are indicative of the relative risk (18.7 percent vs 1.7 percent) for having a child with ASD.

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·September 14, 2018·4 min read

Drumming Helps School Children with Autism

According to researchers, drumming for an hour a week helps improve learning at school for children on the autism spectrum. The study reports drumming not only improves dexterity, rhythm and timing for those with ASD, it also helps improve concentration and enhances communication with peers.

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·September 11, 2018·4 min read

Overlapping Copy Number Variations Underlie ASD and Schizophrenia

A new study reports Japanese people with autism and schizophrenia have overlapping CNVs.

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·September 7, 2018·6 min read

Family Genes Vital for Understanding Autism Progression

Researchers report the total amount of rare genetic mutations in a person's genome can explain why those with a disease associated mutation can have vastly different symptoms.

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·September 6, 2018·5 min read

Metabolic Blood Test Could Accelerate ASD Diagnosis

According to a new study, a new metabolic blood test can detect about 17% of children on the autism spectrum

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·August 25, 2018·5 min read

More Than 50% of People in Britain, France and Italy Still Think There May Be a Link Between ASD and Vaccines

According to researchers, over 50% of people in some European countries still believe the myth that vaccines cause autism, despite the claim being widely discredited. A new paper looks at why so many people may still believe the vaccine-autism link is real.

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·August 16, 2018·3 min read

Mothers’ Pesticide Levels Linked to Increased Risk of Autism in Children

Researchers have found evidence that elevated pesticide levels in pregnant woman is associated with an increased risk of their child being diagnosed with ASD.