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Study finds immune system differences in children with autism

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From the University of Kansas press release via Newswise: A University of Kansas Medical Center study found significantly lower levels of several cytokines, the immune system’s messengers and regulators, in the plasma of children with… 

Study of half siblings provides genetic clues to autism

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From the Washington University in St. Louis press release by Jim Dryden: When a child has autism, siblings are also at risk for the disorder. New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St.… 

Study looks at impact of DSM-5 on autism diagnoses

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From the Yale University press release via EurekAlert!: Getting an autism diagnosis could be more difficult in 2013 when a revised diagnostic definition goes into effect. The proposed changes may affect the proportion of individuals… 

Study identifies gene mutation as contributor to ASD

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From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: There is little argument among experts that autism spectrum disorders (ASD), complex developmental disabilities that vary widely in their severity, are caused by both genetic and environmental factors.… 

Study looks at stress-related health issues of caregivers

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From the Northumbria University press release via AlphaGalileo: Parents of children with autism are more likely to get common ailments such as colds, coughs and headaches as a direct result of the increased stresses linked… 

Researcher looks at how eye-tracking can help study of ASD

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From the Journal of Visualised Experiments press release: Though the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been steadily climbing— from 6 in 1,000 children in 2002, to nearly 10 in 1,000 children in 2006,… 

Study links autism risk gene to differences in brain structure

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From the Mary Ann Liebert Inc., Publishers press release via AlphaGalileo: Healthy individuals who carry a gene variation linked to an increased risk of autism have structural differences in their brains that may help explain…