From the Georgetown University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have discovered a brain anomaly that explains why some people diagnosed with autism cannot easily recognize faces —…
From the Norwegian Institute of Public Health press release via HealthCanal: Women who take a vitamin B9 supplement (folic acid) during the beginning weeks of their pregnancy can cut the risk of having a child…
From the Kennedy Krieger Institute press release: New findings published in Pediatrics (Epub ahead of print) by the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Autism and Related Disorders reveal that 70 percent of children with autism…
From the Universiti Putra Malaysia press release via Sciencedaily: Weekly music therapy sessions can have a positive effect on behaviour in children with autism, reports a paper in Pertanika Journal. In a study of 41…
From the University of Oxford press release via EurekAlert!: Genes linked to autism and schizophrenia are only switched on during the early stages of brain development, according to a study in mice led by researchers…
From the Yale University press release by Karen N. Peart via ScienceDaily: Researchers at Yale School of Medicine are able to detect deficits in social attention in infants as young as six months of age…
From the NIH/National Institute of Mental Health press release via EurekAlert!: Some children who are accurately diagnosed in early childhood with autism lose the symptoms and the diagnosis as they grow older, a study supported…
From the Canisius College press release via Newswise: In a second randomized clinical trial, researchers at the Institute for Autism Research at Canisius College have found a comprehensive summer treatment (summerMax) to be highly effective…
From the National Science Foundation (NSF) press release via MedicalXpress: Parents and babies smile, laugh and coo at each other, but scientists still have a lot of questions about how these interactions help infants develop.…
From the NYU press release by Courtney Bowe via HealthCanal: Step one: mats out. Step two: breathe deep. Step three: assume poses. Step four: tense and relax muscles. Step five: sing. According to a study…