autism
Pregnancy complications linked to higher risk of autism
High blood pressure or abnormal bleeding during pregnancy, as well as complications such as cesarean delivery or preterm birth, may ...
Study shows link between autism and widely banned pesticide DDT
Mothers with high levels of the pesticide DDT in their blood during pregnancy are more likely to bear children who ...
Approval of marijuana treatment for epilepsy could be boost for autism research
The United States has approved, for the first time, a compound derived from marijuana to treat certain types of epilepsy ...
‘Very reassuring’: Vaccinating pregnant women does not increase risk of autism in children
New research has shown that a common childhood vaccination given to pregnant women does not put their children at any increased ...
Treating autism with serotonin
Boosting levels of the chemical messenger serotonin makes mice that model autism more social, according to a study published [August ...
How math skills and a love of patterns are linked to autism
[O]ur brain uses two modules to try to make sense of the world. One systemizes: it looks for patterns and ...
Why identifying suicide risk among people with autism is a challenge
Studies over the past few years hint that suicidal ideation is more common in people with autism than in the ...
Searching for signs of autism in early infant behavior
Fearfulness and shyness in babies and toddlers predict features of autism at age 7, according to a new study. But ...
Why autism looks so different in girls
Girls tend to be diagnosed with autism later in life than boys--often after being misdiagnosed with something else first. Why ...
Differences in brain reward system may explain why autistic people are less interested in socialization
The brain’s system for sensing pleasure and reward shows unusual activation patterns in people with autism, according to an analysis ...
Autism diagnosis, treatment often complicated by accompanying conditions
More than half of people on the [autism] spectrum have four or more other conditions. The types of co-occurring conditions ...
Increased autism risk linked to maternal high blood pressure and diabetes
Children born to women who had diabetes or high blood pressure while pregnant are at an increased risk of autism, ...
Viewpoint: Using robots to treat autistic children has potential pitfalls
Previous research suggests robots are well received by children with autism spectrum disorders, and there's plenty of anecdotal stories of children ...
Why our brains are in the business of predicting the future
According to [the] “predictive coding” theory, at each level of a cognitive process, the brain generates models, or beliefs, about ...
Infographic: Examining shared genetics of different psychiatric disorders
People who have autism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder may have different challenges, but the ailments might arise from a common ...
Is the key to treating or preventing autism hiding in the gut microbiome?
Studies have connected the brain and the microbiome through what’s becoming known as the “gut-brain-axis.” The mystery of our microbiota ...
With imaging advances, brain researchers no longer rely on cadavers and freak accidents
The increased use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a research tool could lead to better understanding of a wide ...
Genetics of mental health yield surprising connections but no cures
Scientists are slowly uncovering the genes and mechanisms that cause mental health disorders, but we are a long way from ...
Why identifying ‘autism genes’ is so elusive
Researchers are unlocking the mystery of autism's origin. Yes, it's mostly 'in the genes,' but what that means is one ...
Our microbiome: Separating hype from health
What impact does our microbiome have on our health? A lot claim many, but we have a long way to ...
Making monkeys just to suffer: Is new autism model ethical?
Genetic engineers created monkeys that model autism. But some question the ethics of creating such a model when our own ...
