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Autism Symptoms Not Explained by Impaired Attention<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Wednesday, July 31, 2013<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by Association for Psychological Science<\/a> <\/div>\n

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Now, a new study suggests that two key attentional abilities \u2014 moving attention fluidly and orienting to social information \u2014 can be checked off the list, as neither seems to account for the diversity of symptoms we find in people with autism.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Analysis of 26 networked autism genes suggests functional role in the cerebellum<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Thursday, July 25, 2013<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory<\/a> <\/div>\n

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A team of scientists has obtained intriguing insights into two groups of autism candidate genes in the mammalian brain that new evidence suggests are functionally and spatially related. The newly published analysis identifies two networked groupings from 26 genes associated with autism that are overexpressed in the cerebellar cortex, in areas dominated by neurons called granule cells. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Common autism supplement affects endocrine system<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Monday, July 15, 2013<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by University of Colorado, Denver<\/a> <\/div>\n

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Nordeen says the most important issue is the simple fact that these flavonoids are active and we don’t yet know how the body responds to the blood levels of flavonoids reached when taking supplements.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Autism Speaks collaborative releases first full genome sequencing for autism<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Thursday, July 11, 2013<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by Autism Speaks<\/a> <\/div>\n

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A collaborative formed by Autism Speaks, the worlds leading autism science and advocacy organization, has found full genome sequencing examining the entire DNA code of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their family members to provide the definitive look at the wide ranging genetic variations associated with ASD.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Excessive cerebral spinal fluid, enlarged brain size in infancy are potential biomarkers for autism<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Tuesday, July 9, 2013<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by University of California-Davis Health System<\/a> <\/div>\n

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Children who were later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder had excessive cerebrospinal fluid and enlarged brains in infancy, a study by a multidisciplinary team of researchers with the UC Davis MIND Institute has found, raising the possibility that those brain anomalies may serve as potential biomarkers for the early identification of the neurodevelopmental disorder.\u2028\u2028<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Gene deletion affects early language and brain white matter<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Thursday, June 27, 2013<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by Baylor College of Medicine<\/a> <\/div>\n

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A chromosomal deletion is associated with changes in the brain’s white matter and delayed language acquisition in youngsters from Southeast Asia or with ancestral connections to the region, said an international consortium led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine. However, many such children who can be described as late-talkers may overcome early speech and language difficulties as they grow.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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A look inside children’s minds<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Wednesday, June 26, 2013<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by University of Iowa<\/a> <\/div>\n

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The research is important, because visual working memory performance has been linked to a variety of childhood disorders, including attention-deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, developmental coordination disorder as well as affecting children born prematurely. The goal is to use the new brain imaging technique to detect these disorders before they manifest themselves in childrens behavior later on.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Mount Sinai Researchers Provide the First Comprehensive and Prospective Characterization of a Genetic Subtype of Autism<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Tuesday, June 11, 2013<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by Mount Sinai Hospital<\/a> <\/div>\n

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In the first prospective study of its kind, Seaver Autism Center researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai provide new evidence of the severity of intellectual, motor, and speech impairments in a subtype of autism called Phelan-McDermid Syndrome (PMS).<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Autism risk spotted at birth in abnormal placentas<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Thursday, April 25, 2013<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by Yale University <\/a> <\/div>\n

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Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have figured out how to measure an infant’s risk of developing autism by looking for abnormalities in his\/her placenta at birth, allowing for earlier diagnosis and treatment for the developmental disorder. The findings are reported in the April 25 online issue of Biological Psychiatry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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First steps of synapse building is captured in live zebra fish embryos<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n Thursday, April 18, 2013<\/span>  \u00b7  Posted by University of Oregon<\/a> <\/div>\n

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Researchers used immunofluorescence labeling to highlight the area they put under the microscopes. The embryos they studied were barely 24-hours old and a millimeter in length, but neurons in their spinal cord were already forming connections called synapses. Images were taken every 30 seconds over two hours.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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