AutismFeaturedPsychology·November 22, 2017·4 min readVideo Game Improves Balance in Youth With AutismResearchers report a specially designed video game that rewards players for holding difficult poses can help to improve balance in children on the autism spectrum.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·November 13, 2017·4 min readPotential Treatment For Autism and Intellectual DisabilityA GABA receptor modulating drug has been shown to reverse both social and cognitive deficits induced by a genetic mutation associated with autism and intellectual disabilities, researchers report.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·November 10, 2017·4 min readiPSCs Show Astrocyte-Neuron Impact on Brain Pathology in AutismA new study in Biological Psychiatry reports researchers discovered astrocytes may contribute to the cause of ASD. The findings could help to develop new treatments for autism spectrum disorders.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 7, 2017·5 min readLending Late Neurons a Helping HandDelayed neural migration in fetuses may cause behavioral disorders similar to autism, researchers report.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 4, 2017·4 min readBrain Activity is Inherited: Findings May Inform Treatment For ADHD and AutismMachine learning study reveals that, much like genetics, brain connectivity patterns are passed down from parents to children.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsPsychology·November 3, 2017·4 min readPotential New Treatment for Fragile X Targets One Gene To Affect ManyAccording to researchers, treatment that target chromatin remodelers may provide new avenues of treatment for Fragile X Syndrome and other autism spectrum disorders.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 2, 2017·5 min readToo Many Brain Connections May Be At the Root of AutismResearchers report too many connections form between neurons in the cerebellum and learning difficulties are expressed in mice who lack the RNF8 gene.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·November 2, 2017·4 min readAutism Treatments May Restore Brain ConnectionsResearchers report they have identified potential treatments that could restore brain function in people on the autism spectrum who lack a gene critical for neural connections.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 23, 2017·5 min readNew Autism Study A “Shocking Wake-Up Call” For SocietyPeople who express certain autistic traits, such as communication and social difficulties, but without a diagnosis of ASD, are at increased risk of suicide, a new study reports.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·October 18, 2017·4 min readInflamed Support Cells Appear to Contribute to Some Kinds of AutismA new study demonstrates astrocytes play a role in certain subtypes of autism spectrum disorder.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 17, 2017·6 min readSignaling Pathway May Be Key To Why Autism Is More Common In BoysA mouse study reveals the male brain may be more vulnerable to a genetic cause of autism.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 12, 2017·4 min readAutism Often Associated with Multiple New MutationsResearchers report most cases of autism are a result of novel mutations not inherited from parents.Read More
