If the current trend in diagnostic practices holds, the definition of autism may get too blurry to be meaningful, a research team finds. …read more Source:: Science
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New study shows how autism can be measured through a non-verbal marker
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•Researchers have identified a non-verbal, neural marker of autism. This marker shows that individuals with autism are slower to dampen neural activity in response to visual signals in the brain. …read more Source:: Science
High levels of estrogen in the womb linked to autism
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•Scientist have identified a link between exposure to high levels of estrogen sex hormones in the womb and the likelihood of developing autism. …read more Source:: Science
The neuroscience of autism: New clues for how condition begins
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•Scientists have uncovered details of a key cellular mechanism crucial for proper brain development. It involves a gene that, when mutated, had previously been linked to the development of autism. …read more Source:: Science
New causes of autism found in ‘junk’ DNA
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•Leveraging artificial intelligence techniques, researchers have demonstrated that mutations in so-called ‘junk’ DNA can cause autism. The study is the first to functionally link such mutations to the neurodevelopmental condition …read more Source:: Science
Brain changes in autism traced to specific cell types
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•Changes in gene activity in specific brain cells are associated with the severity of autism in children and young adults with the disorder, according to a new study. …read more Source:: Science
Zebrafish study hints at possible connection between autism and migraine meds
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•Exposure to a compound used to treat migraines and seizures causes characteristics associated with autism, groundbreaking research with zebrafish has demonstrated. …read more Source:: Science
Gut microbes may talk to the brain through cortisol
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•Gut microbes have been in the news lately. Recent studies show they can influence human health, behavior, and certain neurological disorders, such as autism. But just how do they communicate …read more Source:: Science
Late-breaking mutations may play an important role in autism
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•Mutations that occur after conception play an important role in autism, suggests a new study of nearly 6,000 families, combining three genetic sequencing technologies. …read more Source:: Science
Genes, ozone, and autism
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•Exposure to ozone in the environment puts individuals with high levels of genetic variation at an even higher risk for developing autism than would be expected just by adding the …read more Source:: Science