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Autism study suggests connection between repetitive behaviours, gut proble
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): In children with autism, repetitive behaviours and gastrointestinal problems may be connected, new research has found.
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A large-scale tool to investigate the function of autism spectrum disorder
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 1 (ANI): Scientists at Harvard University, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and MIT have developed a technology to investigate the function of many different genes in many different cell types at once, in a living organism.
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Reduced cognitive control noticed in people with autism having symptoms of
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 24 (ANI): A breakthrough study has found that adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and those with typical development show similar proactive cognitive control.
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Study on cord blood provides insights on benefits, limitations for autism
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 24 (ANI): In a novel study to help children, who suffer from autism without intellectual disability, researchers have tested whether a single infusion of a unit of a child's own or donor cord blood could improve social communication skills in children between the a
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People with autism having symptoms of depression show reduced cognitive co
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 20 (ANI): Adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and those with typical development show similar proactive cognitive control, according to a UC Davis study. However, symptoms of depression in individuals with autism were linked to less pro
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Cord blood study provides insights on benefits, limitations for autism tre
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 20 (ANI): Researchers work on a novel study from which children who suffer from autism without intellectual disability may benefit. They tested whether a single infusion of a unit of a child's own or donor cord blood could improve social communication skills in chi
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Study suggests sleep disturbances among infants may lead to altered brain
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 9 (ANI): Novel research has found that sleep problems in a baby's first 12 months may not only precede an autism diagnosis but also may be associated with altered growth trajectory in a key part of the brain, the hippocampus.
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Novel method for measuring quality of life for people on autism spectrum
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): Researchers show that a set of simple questionnaires can help clinicians and families better evaluate the quality of life of people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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Study finds abnormally low levels of key protein in brains of young men wi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 22 (ANI): Researchers using cutting-edge imaging technology have shown that the brains of young men with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have low levels of a protein that appears to play a role in inflammation and metabolism.
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One-fourth of autism cases are not diagnosed in children
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Jersey [USA], Jan 11 (ANI): A majority of children under the age of eight with autism-spectrum disorders predominantly Black and Hispanic are not given the required treatment.
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Scientists find missing protein in brain causes behaviours mirroring autis
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 10 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that when an essential key protein needed to generate novel brain cells during pregnancy and early childhood days of the offspring is missing, which makes the brain goes haywire. This particular deprivation causes an imbalance i
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One-fourth of autistic cases in children are not diagnosed
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Jersey [USA], Jan 10 (ANI): One-fifth of the children under eight years of age with autism spectrum disorders, predominantly Black and Hispanic are not treated.
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