The same genes that influence health shape cognitive skills
Genes associated with Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia and autism also appear to have an impact on some cognitive functions....
read moreResearchers find evidence that autism may lie in a fold in the brain...
Scientists have identified an autism biomarker that can be detected using MRI from as young as two years old. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/305043.php...
read moreUntapped part of brain cell may lead to new therapies for autism...
Scientists at UCLA have discovered a region in brain cells that could provide fresh drug targets for autism....
read moreMother’s PCOS may raise autism risk in offspring
Researchers have identified a link between maternal polycystic ovary syndrome and increased risk of autism in the offspring....
read moreA sniff test may lead to early autism diagnosis
A new study has found that children with autism sniff the same way regardless of whether presented with a good or bad odor....
read moreThe brain’s of ASD youth with hypersensitivity react differently...
UCLA researchers using fMRIs found that the brains youth on the autism spectrum who were more sensitive to sensory stimuli react different than autistic children without the extra sensitivity....
read moreGlycemic index of diet may influence autism symptoms
Researchers have discovered that a high glycemic index diet leads to the activation of more immune cells in the brain and more genes associated with inflammation....
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