Jessica Wright
Autism may not ‘hardwired by genetics’, with severity shaped by early life experiences, claims researchers in yet unpublished study
A child’s environment exerts a strong influence on the severity of her autism, according to a study of 78 pairs ...
‘Defibrillator for the brain’: Implant could prevent epileptic seizures in autistic children
Kevin, who has autism and has had seizures since he was 8 years old, lies uncharacteristically still in the center ...
Why genetic testing for autism cannot offer definitive answers
Here’s a primer on how genetic tests work, their value for autism and what to expect from the results. Is ...
Prenatal sequencing for autism genes could be here soon—along with some ethical questions
Sequencing can identify mutations linked to autism even before a child’s birth – especially in cases where doctors suspect problems, ...
Drugs developed as cancer treatments show promise against autism
An experimental compound that blocks two enzymes involved in gene expression improves social behavior in young mice, according to a ...
Genetic tests for autistic people could ‘substantially alter the course of treatments’
Almost as soon as James was born in April 2003, it was clear that he was not well. When he ...
Autism, attention deficit disorder share ‘significant’ genetic links, sibling study shows
Children who have an older sibling with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at an increased risk of having autism, ...
Why do siblings of children with autism also have social problems?
Even typical siblings of children with autism tend to struggle with anxiety, depression and social difficulties, according to a large ...
Autism, intellectual delay could be result of spontaneous mutations
Genetic variants across the genome contribute to about 8 percent of the risk for certain developmental conditions — much more ...
Pregnancy and depression: Do antidepressants increase risk of autism?
Among the many things a woman is supposed to avoid when pregnant are antidepressants, particularly a subtype of the drugs ...
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 ...
Treating autism with serotonin
Boosting levels of the chemical messenger serotonin makes mice that model autism more social, according to a study published [August ...
Why do young adults with autism have more health problems?
Young people with autism have more psychiatric and medical conditions than do their typical peers or those with attention deficit ...
Autism treatment could be found through cancer drug
A low dose of a drug used to treat lymphoma may ease social problems in some forms of autism, a ...
Seeking a connection between autism and the brain’s memory center
The same processes that enable the brain to store new memories may also control many autism genes, a new study ...
Autism researchers focus on ‘retired’ line of mice with missing gene
Nearly 20 years ago, a new strain of mice debuted in a California laboratory. The mice were missing a gene ...
Oxytocin and autism: Could nasal spray boost social skills?
Treatment with the hormone oxytocin improves social skills in some children with autism, suggest results from a small clinical trial ...
DNA mutations can influence far away genes as easily as those close-by
A new chart of DNA’s loops and twists reveals its three-dimensional (3-D) structure in the developing brain. It shows that ...
Before autism diagnoses, patients poorly treated and institutionalized
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis.For these reasons, what autism ...
