Exposure to toxins may be causing silent epidemic
New research suggests that the number of chemicals linked to neurodevelopmental disorders has doubled – from six to 12....
read moreHippocampus sub-region may control social memory
Recent studies indicate that the hippocampus’s sub-regions have different responsibilities. But no one knew what CA2 did until recently. After studying mice and blocking CA2 neurons, they found that it controls social memory. This discovery could help develop treatments...
read moreEmployment may improve autism symptoms
Adults with ASD who work in situations with inclusiveness and interaction tend to have measurable improvements in behavior and daily living skills....
read moreAutism risk increased with hospital-diagnosed maternal infections...
A Kaiser Permanente study has found that pregnant women who are diagnosed with a bacterial infection in a hospital have a greater risk of giving birth to a child who develops ASD....
read moreSense of sound and sight separated in children with autism
A new study from Vanderbilt indicates that children with ASD have difficulty integrating sound and sight, which may make it harder to develop social and communication skills....
read moreStudy says antidepressants don’t increase risk of autism...
A Danish study looked at a mother’s use of SSRIs during pregnancy and her child’s risk of having autism and found no correlation. This was a large study. Some 600,000 children were followed to track results....
read moreGenes express differently in the male and female brain – including autism...
A study of 12 regions of post-mortem brains showed that genes express differently in men and women. The differences involved 2.5 percent of all the genes expressed in the brain. One gene in particular, NRXN3, which is linked to...
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