Tag: ASD

Mice provide insight into genetics of autism spectrum disorders

From the University of California – Davis press release: While the definitive causes remain unclear, several genetic and environmental factors increase the likelihood of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, a group… Read more »

Elevated rate of autism symptoms found in children with Tourette syndrome

From the University of California – San Francisco press release: Around one in five children with Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements and vocalizations, met criteria for autism… Read more »

Neuroimaging technique may help predict autism among high-risk infants

From the NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development press release: Functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging (fcMRI) may predict which high-risk, 6-month old infants will develop autism… Read more »

Exposure to specific toxins and nutrients during late pregnancy and early life correlate with autism risk

From the The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine press release: Using evidence found in baby teeth, researchers from The Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Environmental Health Sciences Laboratory… Read more »

Oxytocin administered to the nose increases emotion perception in autism

From the University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine press release: A recent study has demonstrated that intranasal oxytocin can influence how individuals with autism perceive emotion in others. This is an… Read more »