Saliva and pupil size differences in autism show system in overdrive
Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 14:01
in Health & Medicine
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.