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New Study Shows Decreased Aggressive Behavior Toward Strangers in Autism Spectrum Disorder Model
 Much speculation has occurred in the media over possible heightened aggression in those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. A study by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute found no evidence of increased aggressive behavior toward strangers in an animal model of the condition. |
Released: 25-Feb-2015 2:00 PM EST
Scripps Research Institute |
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Unique Emotion Recognition Treatment Leads to Significant Improvement in Children with High-Functioning Autism
Researchers at the Institute for Autism Research at Canisius College found a unique emotion recognition treatment highly effective for children with high-functioning autism. Children in the treatment group demonstrated significantly improved emotion-recognition skills and lower parent ratings of autism symptoms. |
Released: 24-Feb-2015 12:00 PM EST
Canisius College |
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Growth Hormone Treatment Improves Social Impairments in Patients with Genetic Disorder Known to Cause Autism
A growth hormone can significantly improve the social impairment associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in patients with a related genetic syndrome. |
Released: 19-Feb-2015 11:00 AM EST
Mount Sinai Medical Center |
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Autism Genes Activate During Fetal Brain Development
 Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that mutations that cause autism in children are connected to a pathway that regulates brain development. |
Released: 18-Feb-2015 12:00 PM EST
University of California, San Diego Health Sciences |
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Researchers Use Saliva Test to Diagnose Autism
 A spit test may one day be able to diagnose autism according to researchers at Clarkson University and the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. |
Released: 16-Feb-2015 11:45 AM EST
Clarkson University |
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What Autism Can Teach Us About Brain Cancer
 Applying lessons learned from autism to brain cancer, researchers have discovered why elevated levels of the protein NHE9 add to the lethality of the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer, glioblastoma. Their discovery suggests that drugs designed to target NHE9 could help to successfully fight the deadly disease. |
Embargo expired: 9-Feb-2015 5:00 AM EST
Released: 8-Feb-2015 10:55 PM EST
Johns Hopkins Medicine |
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Inducing, Augmenting Labor During Childbirth Not Associated with Increase in Autism
A research collaboration between Intermountain Healthcare, the University of Utah’s Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, and the University of Utah’s Psychiatry Department found that induced or augmented labor does not result in an increased risk of children developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD). |
Released: 5-Feb-2015 7:00 PM EST
University of Utah Health Sciences |
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Medical Marijuana for Children with Developmental and Behavioral Disorders?
As medical marijuana becomes increasingly accepted, there is growing interest in its use for children and adolescents with developmental and behavioral problems such as autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a review in the February Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the official journal of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. |
Released: 5-Feb-2015 11:40 AM EST
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins |
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Simple Strategies Used by Parents Lead to Improvements in One-Year-Olds at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder
 A new study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers finds that a collection of simple strategies used by parents can lead to significant improvements in one-year-olds at risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). |
Released: 3-Feb-2015 8:00 AM EST
University of North Carolina School of Medicine |
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MRIs Link Impaired Brain Activity to Inability to Regulate Emotions in Autism
 Researchers found that – when it comes to the ability to regulate emotions – brain activity in autistic people is significantly different than brain activity in people without autism. Researchers showed that symptoms including tantrums, irritability, and anxiety have a biological, mechanistic basis. |
Embargo expired: 27-Jan-2015 1:00 AM EST
Released: 26-Jan-2015 11:45 AM EST
University of North Carolina School of Medicine |