Related posts:

1. The Autistic Mind: New Studies Show Spectrum Of Gene Variants Different people with autism can have very different symptoms. Health care providers think of autism as a “spectrum” disorder (ASD), a group of disorders with similar features. One person may have mild symptoms, while another may have serious symptoms. But they both have an autism spectrum disorder....
2. Pitt Study Examines Environmental Risk Factors For Childhood Autism The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) has launched a multi-year study to help identify environmental and other factors that may put children at risk for developing conditions within the autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)....
3. Johns Hopkins Researchers Create New Mouse Model Of Autism In an effort to unravel the tangled biology of autism, Johns Hopkins scientists have created a mouse model that mimics a human mutation of a gene known to be associated with autism spectrum disorders. Experiments with the engineered mouse reveal a molecular mechanism by which mutations of the gene named Shank3 affect the brain and […]...
4. Research Provides Important Insight Into ‘Systemizing’ Theory Of Autism A new study from Cambridge University has for the first time found that autism diagnoses are more common in an IT-rich region. The Medical Research Council (MRC) funded study, published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, has important implications for service provision in different regions and for the ‘hyper-systemizing’ theory of autism....
5. Researchers Develop Mouse Model To Help Find How A Gene Mutation Leads To Autism Researchers Develop Mouse Model To Help Find How A Gene Mutation Leads To Autism...
6. Dietary Issues In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) can demonstrate feeding problems, food refusal, and limited food preferences from infancy, but energy intake and growth are not affected…...
7. New Technology Reveals A Unique Vocal Signature In Autism A new automated vocal analysis technology could fundamentally change the study of language development as well as the screening for autism spectrum disorders and language delay, reports a study in the July 19 online Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…...
8. Autism Detected In Unique Vocal Signature Of Baby Talk Using a new type of “vocal signature” technology that focuses on sound patterns rather than words in child vocalizations and baby talk, researchers in the US say they have proved in principle that it is possible to screen for autism spectrum disorders in young children; they also hope the new method will greatly enhance the […]...
9. New Report Pinpoints Substance Use Problems In Individual Localities Throughout The Nation A new report shows that behavioral health problems affect every community throughout America but in unique, and sometimes surprising ways. The report, based on a nationwide survey commissioned by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), offers detailed analyses of the substance use problems occurring within these smaller geographical areas....
10. Seaside Therapeutics Initiates Phase 2b Study Of STX209 In Autism Spectrum Disorders Seaside Therapeutics, Inc. announced today the initiation of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2b study to evaluate the effects of STX209 (arbaclofen) on social impairment in children, adolescents and adults (ages 5 to 21) with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The Company announced positive results from an open-label Phase 2a study of STX209 in September of […]...
11. Relatives Of Individuals With Autism Tend To Display Abnormal Eye Movements Abnormal eye movements and other sensorimotor and neurobehavioral impairments appear common in unaffected family members of individuals with autism, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals....
12. Routine Autism Screening Not Necessary, Say Canadian Researchers Researchers from McMaster University believe that routine autism screening for all children is not necessary. They say that “there is not enough sound evidence supporting the implementation of a routine population-based screening program for autism.” Their report is published in the journal Pediatrics....
13. Share of Cost: Re-Reinventing government, with a high-tech focus John Mecklin of Miller-McCune was inspired (in part by a vexing visit to his local Social Security office) to zero in on ways the federal government could become more efficient.  He highlights a plan by which government could save $1 trillion or more by using high-tech infrastructure solutions that have already saved billions in the […]...
14. Share of Cost, Novel Vaccine That Produces Strong Immunity Against Cocaine High Poised To Move Quickly Into Human Trials Share of Cost, Novel Vaccine That Produces Strong Immunity Against Cocaine High Poised To Move Quickly Into Human Trials...
15. Share of Cost, High-quality preschool program produces long-term economic payoff High-quality preschool program produces long-term economic payoff ...