Cancer drug may treat autism
Using experimental drugs that were initially developed to treat cancer, researchers have found a possible treatment for a genetic form of autism called 16p11.2 deletion syndrome....
read morePupillary reflex may predict autism
A team of researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden found that how well the eye’s pupil respond to light in infants may be an indicator for determining autism....
read moreBlood test predicts autism with 92% accuracy
A new blood test created at the University of Warwick in the UK appears to diagnosis autism in young children with a 92% accuracy rate....
read moreAnti-cancer drug may improve social behavior in autism
Research published in the journal Nature Neuroscience indicates that romidepsin, a drug approved in the U.S. for the treatment of lymphoma, may reverse social impairments associated with autism....
read moreBeing bilingual may help autistic children
Although children on the autism spectrum typically have difficulty switching from one task to another, a new study found that being bilingual might make it easier for them to do so....
read moreSupplements during pregnancy may reduce autism risk
A large-scale study has concluded that pregnant women who took folic acid had a decreased risk of offspring developing autism spectrum disorder....
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