by University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAbout one-third of autistic people are unable to communicate using speech, and most are never provided an effective alternative. However, a new study from scientists at the University of Virginia suggests that many of these individuals are literate, raising the possibility...
by University of California – San Diego Credit: Cell Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113867Individuals with the neurodevelopmental disorder Williams syndrome have a gregarious “cocktail party” personality, while those with the opposite genetic alteration, in contrast, tend to have autistic traits and are prone to struggle socially. Now, thanks to new findings by researchers at the Sanford Stem...
by University of California, San Francisco Graphical abstract. Credit: Neuron (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.01.029Scientists at UC San Francisco may have discovered a new way to test for autism by measuring how children’s eyes move when they turn their heads. They found that kids who carry a variant of a gene that is associated with severe autism are...
by University of Missouri Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study at the University of Missouri’s Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment has found that propranolol, a medication that treats high blood pressure, can also help lower anxiety for kids and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The work is published in the journal Psychopharmacology. Given...
by Elana Gotkine For most types of sleep disorders, there are significant differences for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared with typically developing (TD) children, according to a study published online Dec. 29 in Autism Research. Carmen Berenguer, Ph.D., from the Universitat de València in Spain, and colleagues...
Artificial intelligence, coupled with data from an iPad coloring game, could assist in early diagnosis of autism, a new USC study shows. “These results indicate potential for an easy and novel method for early detection of autism and development coordination disorder,” said senior author Lisa Aziz-Zadeh, a professor at the USC Mrs. T.H. Chan Division...
Ashton says researchers using technologies like the RosetteArray are finding that the risk factors for autism spectrum disorder are boiling down to a couple of core pathways, that seem to have roles very early in human brain development, which is helpful Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON ROSETTEARRAYS, DEVELOPED AT UW–MADISON, GROW FIELDS OF NEURAL ROSETTES...
by Halle Jones, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Delayed Start Analysis. Credit: JAMA Network Open (2023). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.44136 The use of high-protease pancreatic replacement therapy demonstrated improvement in maladaptive behaviors, such as irritability, in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to research conducted at 32 clinical sites, including UTHealth Houston. The...
By Paul McClure Researchers have been able to accurately diagnose autism in children using AI to screen retinal photographsDepositphotos Researchers have taken photographs of children’s retinas and screened them using a deep learning AI algorithm to diagnose autism with 100% accuracy. The findings support using AI as an objective screening tool for early diagnosis, especially when...
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC./GENETIC ENGINEERING NEWS A new review in the peer-reviewed journal Psychedelic Medicine describes the complex pharmacology of methylenedioxy amphetamine analogues, or MDXX drugs, and how they may help treat autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Click here to read the article now. There are no approved pharmacotherapeutics for global symptoms of ASD. Drugs that have...
