Bay Area researchers probe vitamin D link to autism - KGO-TV Saturday, March 29, 2014 For decades researchers have probed the brains of children with autism looking for clues to the condition...
Autism rates now 1 in 68 U.S. children: CDC - CNN Saturday, March 29, 2014 One in 68 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a 30% increase from 1 in 88 two years ago...
Evidence supports it, so why are parents still reluctant to vaccinate their children? - MNT Thursday, March 27, 2014 Nearly 16 years after his controversial study was first published, the work of the discredited British doctor Andrew...
Rebalancing the autistic brain with low doses of antianxiety drugs - MNT Monday, March 24, 2014 New research in mice suggests that autism is characterized by reduced activity of inhibitory neurons and increased...
Nearly half of Americans believe in medical conspiracy theories - MNT Monday, March 24, 2014 About half of all American adults believe in at least one medical conspiracy theory, according to a study from...
One gene plays critical role in brain development - MNT Monday, March 24, 2014 Research from the University of Adelaide has confirmed that a gene linked to intellectual disability is critical to...
Key to independence for high schoolers with autism may be superior visual thinking - MNT Friday, March 14, 2014 Researchers at UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) and UNC's School of Education report...
Disney, Treatment for Children With Autism - The New York Times Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Disney has become a treatment for children with autism, as Ron Suskind, journalist for The New York Times and Animated...
Teachers unprepared for autistic kids - The New Zealand Herald Tuesday, March 11, 2014 The recent case of a 14-year-old with Asperger's syndrome excluded from his school has highlighted that teachers...
A team approach to autism diagnosis and care - MNT Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Improving diagnosis and treatment for individuals with autism has been the focus of a growing body of research...
Atypical development in the siblings of children with autism is detectable at 12 months - MNT Sunday, March 09, 2014 Atypical development can be detected as early as 12 months of age among the siblings of children with autism...
Pro-vaccination efforts debunking autism myths may be scaring wary parents from shots - CBS News Wednesday, March 05, 2014 Vaccines are doing their jobs preventing disease and death, and even bringing down societal costs, according to a new...
Scientists uncover trigger for most common form of intellectual disability and autism - MNT Monday, March 03, 2014 A new study led by Weill Cornell Medical College scientists shows that the most common genetic form of mental retardation...
Autism and work. Together we can - Press Release Autism-Europe Monday, March 03, 2014 This World Autism Awareness Day, Autism-Europe is putting the spotlight on companies that are discovering...
Why autism is more common in males - MNT Monday, March 03, 2014 Males are at greater risk for neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), than females...
High oxytocin levels 'trigger oversensitivity to emotions of others' - MNT Saturday, March 01, 2014 Oxytocin is commonly referred to as the "love hormone." It plays a significant role in social bonding, and recent studies...
Causal link indicated between vitamin D, serotonin synthesis and autism - MNT Saturday, March 01, 2014 A new study by Rhonda Patrick, PhD and Bruce Ames, PhD of Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute...
Higher risk of suicide and autism in children born to older dads - MNT Saturday, March 01, 2014 A new study from researchers at Indiana University in Bloomington, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry...
New APA autism guidelines 'reduce diagnosis by more than 30%' - MNT Saturday, March 01, 2014 Last year, the American Psychiatric Association issued new guidelines for the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder...
