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"This network can be disrupted in a myriad of ways, and may be one mechanism that people with a variety of autism-linked mutations share," says Michael Greenberg, PhD, a coauthor on the paper and ...
... large sections missing on chromosomes in people with autism and traced them to likely inherited mutations ... ancestry. Yet a few large inherited autism-linked deletions, likely mutations, in a minority ...
... tried to replicate a study that once tied a measles vaccine with autism said on Wednesday they could not find any link and hope their study will encourage parents to vaccinate their children to combat ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Children who live in the U.S. Northwest's wettest counties are more likely to have autism, but it is unclear why, U.S. researchers reported Tuesday.
... reported Thursday.The scientists who authored the new study advocate a nationwide shift in autism research to focus on potential factors in the environment that babies and fetuses are exposed to, ...
Parents and advocates who believe vaccines cause autism were dealt a double blow this week. On the scientific front, a discredited 1998 study that launched the vaccine-autism debate onto the forefront ...
... that might cause distress in children with the condition.
The next step in the research will be to look at whether children with other types of autism also lack a peak of cortisol after waking.
Some of the symptoms of the autistic condition Asperger Syndrome, such as a need for routine and resistance to change, could be linked to levels of the stress hormone cortisol, suggests new research.
... whose mothers are 35 or older when giving birth are at significantly greater risk for developing an autism spectrum disorder, University of Utah School of Medicine researchers have reported in a new ...
... , Takumi's team generated mice with a duplication of a region on their chromosome 7, mirroring the autism-linked abnormality seen in humans. Mice who inherit that abnormality from their fathers show ...
The United States Court of Federal Claims is considering whether the government should pay millions of dollars to the parents of some 4,800 autistic children.
A new study from Italy adds to a mountain of evidence that a mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines doesn't hurt children, offering more reassurance to parents.
A new study from Italy adds to a mountain of evidence that a mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines doesn't hurt children, offering more reassurance to parents.
