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

·February 5, 2013·2 min read

Researchers Spot Attention Deficits in Babies who Later Develop Autism

Researchers detect deficits in social attention in infants as young as six months of age who later develop Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

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·February 4, 2013·3 min read

Children with Autism at Significant Risk for Feeding Problems and Nutritional Deficits

A comprehensive analysis of feeding behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders indicates that these children are five times more likely to have a feeding problem, including extreme tantrums during meals, severe food selectivity and ritualistic mealtime behaviors.

The image shows a schematic structure of Insulin-like growth factor-1.

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·January 31, 2013·4 min read

Researcher Uncovers Potential Cause, Biomarker for Autism and Proposes Study to Investigate Theory

Based on prior findings, researchers propose that depressed levels of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) in the blood of newborns could potentially serve as a biomarker for the later development of autism.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·January 28, 2013·3 min read

Protein Family Linked to Autism Suppresses the Development of Inhibitory Synapses

A study shows another family of proteins linked to neurodevelopmental disorders regulates the function of neuroligins and neurexins in order to suppress the development of inhibitory synapses.

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·January 24, 2013·3 min read

Prenatal Inflammation Linked to Autism Risk

New research suggest a possible link between inflammation during early pregnancy and an increased risk of autism in children.

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·January 15, 2013·3 min read

Study Documents that Some Children Lose Autism Diagnosis

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.

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·September 19, 2012·5 min read

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

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.

Autism Featured Neurology

·September 14, 2012·2 min read

Disorder of Neural Circuits in Autism Mouse Model is Reversible

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.

The image shows the major brain structures implicated in autism.

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·August 27, 2012·3 min read

Little Evidence Supports Autism Treatment Options in Adolescents

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.

Autism Featured Neurology

·August 22, 2012·6 min read

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

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

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·August 15, 2012·3 min read

Researchers Reveal New Mechanism Behind More Male Autism

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.

Autism Featured Psychology

·July 17, 2012·4 min read

Researchers Find Evidence of Link between Immune Irregularities and Autism

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.

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Autism

Researchers Spot Attention Deficits in Babies who Later Develop Autism

Children with Autism at Significant Risk for Feeding Problems and Nutritional Deficits

Researcher Uncovers Potential Cause, Biomarker for Autism and Proposes Study to Investigate Theory

Protein Family Linked to Autism Suppresses the Development of Inhibitory Synapses

Prenatal Inflammation Linked to Autism Risk

Study Documents that Some Children Lose Autism Diagnosis

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

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