Saliva and Pupil Size Differences in Autism Show System in Overdrive
Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 11:31
in Health & Medicine
University of Kansas researchers have found potential biomarkers of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) that include pupil size and a salivary enzyme. These findings have the potential to significantly impact screening and detection of ASD, as they can be non-invasively measured in infancy, and may hold key to neural pathology of the disorder within the autonomic nervous system.