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November 18, 2017

Innovative Genetic, Cellular Techniques Help Identify Multiple Disease Targets

Nov. 13, 2017 — Advances in the use of CRISPR-Cas9 and human induced pluripotent stem cell technologies to identify novel therapeutic targets for neurological disorders such as schizophrenia and addiction have been ... read more

Autism: Relational Factors in Music Therapy

Nov. 6, 2017 — Relational factors in music therapy can contribute to a positive outcome of therapy for children with ... read more

Blood-Based Epigenetic Research May Hold Clues to Autism Biology, Study Suggests

Oct. 24, 2017 — Using data from blood and brain tissue, a team led by researchers found that they could gain insights into mechanisms that might help explain autism by analyzing the interplay between genes and ... read more

People With Autism at Greater Risk of Attempting Suicide

Oct. 23, 2017 — People who show characteristics of autism are more at risk of attempting suicide, according to a new ... read more

Inflamed Support Cells Appear to Contribute to Some Kinds of Autism

Oct. 18, 2017 — Modeling the interplay between neurons and astrocytes derived from children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), researchers say innate inflammation in the latter appears to contribute to neuronal ... read more

Signaling Pathway May Be Key to Why Autism Is More Common in Boys

Oct. 17, 2017 — Researchers have discovered sex differences in a brain signaling pathway involved in reward learning and motivation that make male mice more vulnerable to an autism-causing genetic ... read more

Whole Genome Sequencing Identifies New Genetic Signature for Autism

Oct. 12, 2017 — An analysis of the complete genomes of 2,064 people reveals that multiple genetic variations could contribute to autism. The work suggests that scanning whole genomes may one day be useful for ... read more

Uncovering Origins of Developmental Brain Disorders Could Eventually Help Treat Seizures

Oct. 12, 2017 — New research discoveries in the development of brain disorders could pave the way to new therapies for treating seizures, and even some children with ... read more

Autism Prevalence and Socioeconomic Status: What's the Connection?

Oct. 11, 2017 — Children living in neighborhoods where incomes are low and fewer adults have bachelor's degrees are less likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder compared to kids from more affluent ... read more

State Laws Requiring Autism Coverage by Private Insurers Led to Increases in Autism Care

Oct. 11, 2017 — The enactment of state laws mandating coverage of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was followed by sizable increases in insurer-covered ASD care and associated spending, a new study has ... read more

Mom's Immune Response Could Trigger Social Deficits for Kids With Autism

Oct. 10, 2017 — Children with autism are more likely to show severe social symptoms if their mother had chronic asthma or allergies while pregnant, a new study ... read more

Cannabidiol Benefits and Mechanisms Shown in Mouse Study of Dravet Syndrome

Oct. 10, 2017 — Cannabidiol, a non-intoxicating derivative from cannabis, has been shown to reduce seizures and autism-like behaviors in a mouse model of a genetic disorder, Dravet syndrome. Children with this ... read more

Genetic Body/brain Connection Identified in Genomic Region Linked to Autism

Oct. 6, 2017 — For the first time, scientists have documented a direct link between deletions in two genes--fam57ba and doc2a--in zebrafish and certain brain and body traits, such as seizures, hyperactivity, large ... read more

Better Genetic Decoding of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Oct. 5, 2017 — New research into improving the genetic decoding of neurodevelopmental disorders promises to help future diagnosis of children with such conditions, including intellectual disability, autism or ... read more

Multivitamins in Pregnancy May Be Linked to Lower Autism Risk in Children

Oct. 4, 2017 — Taking multivitamins during early pregnancy may be associated with a reduced risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children compared with mothers who do not take multivitamins, finds a ... read more

Twitter a Hotbed of Anti-Vaccine Sentiment

Oct. 3, 2017 — Anti-vaccine sentiment is alive and growing on social media, with California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania showing the most negative tweets, according to a new 5-year ... read more

New Mouse Model Replicates an Underlying Cause of Intellectual Disability

Sep. 29, 2017 — Researchers have developed the first mice that lack the Upf3b gene, providing a new model for studying its underlying role in intellectual disabilities and neurodevelopmental ... read more

New Role for Fragile X Protein Could Offer Clues for Treatment

Sep. 29, 2017 — The protein behind fragile X syndrome, a leading cause of autism and intellectual disability, controls a suite of genetic ... read more

How Brain Develops Before Birth Is Tightly Controlled by RNA Modification

Sep. 28, 2017 — A chemical tag added to RNA during embryonic development regulates how the early brain grows. When this development goes awry, problems happen and may cause psychiatric disorders in ... read more

In Plain Sight: Researchers Compare the Performance of Human Subjects Versus Deep Neural Networks in Visual Searches

Sep. 26, 2017 — Researchers have compared the performance of human subjects versus deep neural networks in visual ... read more
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