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| 1% of Autism Due to Unstable Genes
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| Specific Genetic Instability Causes 1 in 100 Autism Cases.
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January 9, 2008 |
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| A New Treatment for Autism
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| "Ryan is Ryan, (it's) typical that he loves to get into things, he just loves life," said Trish McGary, describing her 7-year-old son.
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September 4, 2007 |
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| Adolescence And Autism: A Difficult, But Not Hopeless Combination
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| The challenges that autistic patients face become more pronounced during adolescence, a crucial period when many kinds of social behaviours are developed and when these individuals can become more keenly aware of their relationship difficulties.
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November 3, 2007 |
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| Autism Connected To Gene Central To Neuron Formation
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| Eli Hatchwell, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pathology at Stony Brook University Medical Center, and colleagues have found that a disruption of the Contactin 4 gene on chromosome 3 may be linked to autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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March 20, 2008 |
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| Autism Gene Findings Raise Questions, Hype
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| Scientists have discovered a new genetic link to autism, a severe neurodevelopmental disorder that affects about one in 150 U.S. children. Autism seems to be increasingly common, and has baffled scientists searching for its causes and cures.
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January 10, 2008 |
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| Autism linked to schizophrenia
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| Researchers say they have discovered a link between childhood autism and mental illness in parents; they suggest that the parents of autistic children are twice as likely to have had a psychiatric illness.
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May 6, 2008 |
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| Autistic Mannerisms Reduced By Sensory Treatment
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| Parents of children with autism are increasingly turning to sensory integration treatment to help their children deal with the disorder, and they're seeing good results. In 2007, 71 percent of parents who pursued alternatives to traditional treatment used sensory integration methods, and 91 percent found these methods helpful.
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April 27, 2008 |
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| Autism Not Caused by Mercury in Vaccines
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| Autism cases in California continued to climb even after a mercury-rich vaccine preservative that some people blame for the neurological disorder was removed from routine childhood shots.
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January 7, 2008 |
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| Autism Risk Higher In People With Gene Variant
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| Scientists have found a variation in a gene that may raise the risk of developing autism, especially when the variant is inherited from mothers rather than fathers.
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January 11, 2008 |
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| Autism Risk Linked To Distance From Power Plants, Other Mercury-releasing Sources
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| How do mercury emissions affect pregnant mothers, the unborn and toddlers? Do the level of emissions impact autism rates? Does it matter whether a mercury-emitting source is 10 miles away from families versus 20 miles? Is the risk of autism greater for children who live closer to the pollution source?
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April 25, 2008 |
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| Autism Speaks
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| It's time to listen.
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| Autism Symptoms Can Improve Into Adulthood, Study Shows
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| Hallmarks of autism are characteristic behaviors - repetitive motions, problems interacting with others, impaired communication abilities - that occur in widely different combinations and degrees of severity among those who have the condition.
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September 30, 2007 |
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| Autism's mysteries remain as numbers grow
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| It remains one of the greatest mysteries of medicine. Although autism will be diagnosed in more than 25,000 U.S. children this year, more than new pediatric cases of AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined, scientists and doctors still know very little about the neurological disorder.
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March 31, 2008 |
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| Autism's Origins: Mother's Antibody Production May Affect Fetal Brain
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| The mothers of some autistic children may have made antibodies against their fetuses' brain tissue during pregnancy that crossed the placenta and caused changes that led to autism.
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February 27, 2008 |
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| Autistic Behaviors May Improve into Adulthood
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| Autistic behaviors, such as repetitive motions, problems interacting with others and impaired communication abilities, appear to change and improve as an individual ages.
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October 8, 2007 |
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| Autistic children linked to same sperm donor
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| He reads at the fourth-grade level, plays two-handed piano compositions and is better versed than most adults about the Fibonacci code, a complex mathematics sequence.
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April 2, 2008 |
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| Autistic Children May Have Abnormal Functioning Of Mirror Neuron System
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| Using a novel imaging technique to study autistic children, researchers have found increased gray matter in the brain areas that govern social processing and learning by observation.
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November 29, 2007 |
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| Autistic intelligence
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| Autistic children are doubly stigmatized. On the one hand, they are often dismissed as low functioning or mentally retarded, especially if they have poor speaking skills as many do.
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August 7, 2007 |
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| Case renews debate on vaccine-autism link
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| Government health officials have conceded that childhood vaccines worsened a rare, underlying disorder that ultimately led to autism-like symptoms in a Georgia girl, and that she should be paid from a federal vaccine-injury fund.
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March 5, 2008 |
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| CDC Study Ties Low-Birth Weight to Increased Autism Risk
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| Premature babies born at a low-birth weight appear to have an increased risk for autism, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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June 3, 2008 |
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| Children With Autism Don't Adapt As Readily To Unfamiliar Faces
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| When it comes to recognizing faces, children with autism aren't as readily adaptable as are normal kids, according to a new article. That's despite the fact that kids with autism can identify similarities among related faces just as well as other children.
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September 4, 2007 |
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| Children With Autism May Learn From 'Virtual Peers'
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| Using "virtual peers" -- animated life-sized children that simulate the behaviors and conversation of typically developing children -- Northwestern University researchers are developing interventions designed to prepare children with autism for interactions with real-life children.
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March 4, 2008 |
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| Chromosomal Abnormalities Play Substantial Role In Autism
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| Genome-wide scans of families affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have revealed new evidence that previously unknown chromosomal abnormalities have a substantial role in the prevalent developmental disorder, according to a new report. Structural variants in the chromosomes were found to influence ASD with sufficiently high frequency to suggest that genomic analyses be considered in routine clinical workup, according to the researchers.
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January 22, 2008 |
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| Common Mechanisms May Underlie Autism's Seemingly Diverse Mutations
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| Many of the seemingly disparate mutations recently discovered in autism may share common underlying mechanisms, say researchers supported in part by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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July 11, 2008 |
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| Dairy-free diets may put boys with autism at risk for thin bones
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| Results of an early study suggest that dairy-free diets and unconventional food preferences could put boys with autism and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at higher than normal risk for thinner, less dense bones when compared to a group of boys the same age who do not have autism.
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January 29, 2008 |
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| An imaginative new concept of personal care and rehabilitation housing for people with severe physical disabilities, brain injury and autism.
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| Drug Reverses Mental Retardation Caused By Genetic Disorder; Hope For Correcting How Autism Disrupts Brain
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| UCLA researchers discovered that an FDA-approved drug reverses the brain dysfunction inflicted by a genetic disease called tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). Because half of TSC patients also suffer from autism, the findings offer new hope for addressing learning disorders due to autism.
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June 23, 2008 |
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| Early autism detection
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| In an attempt to spot autism earlier, the American Academy of Pediatrics has recently recommended that all children be screened for autism twice by age 2 - advice that many St. Louis families already heed thanks to a partnership between Saint Louis University and Parents as Teachers.
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October 29, 2007 |
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| Families of Autistic Children to Sue U.S. Over Vaccine Link
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| Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medicine Monday as they take their case to a federal court.
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May 12, 2008 |
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| Fever may restore nerve cell communications in regions of the autistic brain
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| The behavior of children with autism may improve during a fever, according to a first-of-kind study, "Behaviors Associated With Fever in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders".
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December 10, 2007 |
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| Gene sweep yields half a dozen autism culprits
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| Variety of mutations keep brain from forming proper connections.
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July 10, 2008 |
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| Gov't: Girl's Autism-Like Symptoms Linked to Vaccines
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| Federal Officials Say Vaccines Worsened Condition That Led to Autism Spectrum Disorder in Georgia Girl.
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March 6, 2008 |
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| Insight into autism's origin in the brain
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| In the first study of its kind, researchers have discovered that in autistic individuals, connections between brain cells may be deficient within single regions, and not just between regions, as was previously believed.
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August 23, 2007 |
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| Interactive Autism Network
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| IAN, the Interactive Autism Network, is an innovative online project designed to accelerate the pace of autism research by linking researchers and families. Anyone impacted by an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can become part of IAN's online community to stay informed about autism research, provide feedback, and make their voices heard.
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| Jenny McCarthy: My son's recovery from autism
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| In light of the recent Hannah Poling decision, in which the federal court conceded that vaccines could have contributed to her autism, we think the tide is finally turning in the direction of parents like us who have been shouting concerns from our rooftops for years.
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April 2, 2008 |
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| Jenny McCarthy: The day I heard my son had autism
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| I didn't know what was going on with my son Evan. One day he was a completely healthy 2-year-old and the next he kept having life-threatening seizures.
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September 26, 2007 |
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| Joint Attention Study Has Implications For Understanding Autism
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| A hallmark of human nature is the ability to share information and to comprehend the thoughts and intentions of others.
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September 29, 2007 |
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| Kids With Autism May Have Gene That Causes Muscle Weakness
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| The study looked at 37 children with autism spectrum disorders who were evaluated for mitochondrial disease, which causes muscle weakness and prevents a child from being able to participate in physical activities and sports. Mitochondrial disease occurs when genetic mutations affect the mitochondria, or the part of the cell that releases energy.
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April 15, 2008 |
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| Maternal Flu Linked To Schizophrenia, Autism In Child
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| A team of California Institute of Technology researchers has found an unexpected link connecting schizophrenia and autism to the importance of covering your mouth whenever you sneeze.
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October 17, 2007 |
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| Missing Protein May Be Key To Autism
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| A missing brain protein may be one of the culprits behind autism and other brain disorders, researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory report in the Dec. 6 issue of Neuron.
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December 7, 2007 |
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| Molecular Biology Of Sleep Apnea Could Lead To New Treatments
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| Sleep apnea is a condition characterized by temporary breathing interruptions during sleep, in which disruptions can occur dozens or even hundreds of times a night.
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March 20, 2008 |
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| Mom wins fight for autism insurance
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| Most medical insurance policies generally don't cover autism treatment.
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April 1, 2008 |
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| Mother Accused of Withholding Cancer Medication from Autistic Son
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| A woman has been charged with withholding cancer medication from her 8-year-old autistic son, who prosecutors say likely will die because the cancer has returned.
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July 1, 2008 |
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| Mouse Model Of Autism Spectrum Disorders Developed
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| Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have genetically engineered mice that harbor the same genetic mutation found in some people with autism and Asperger syndrome.
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September 10, 2007 |
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| Neural stem cell development may be linked to Autism
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| In a breakthrough scientific study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have shown that neural stem cell development may be linked to Autism.
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June 30, 2008 |
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| New autism genetic data released by Johns Hopkins
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| Researchers at Johns Hopkins' McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine today are releasing newly generated genetic data to help speed autism research.
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October 23, 2007 |
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| New Web Site Helps Parents Recognize Symptoms of Autism
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| For instance, what's so unusual about a baby fascinated with spinning a cup, or a toddler flapping his hands, or a preschooler walking on her toes?
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October 15, 2007 |
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| No Link Between Measles, Mumps, Rubella Shot And Autism Spectrum Disorders
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| MMR has been linked to the development of autism, following the publication in 1998 of research on 12 children, which has since been discredited.
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February 5, 2008 |
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| No Link Between Mercury-Based Vaccines, Autism
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| Mercury from vaccines seems to disappear rapidly from the blood, returning to pre-vaccination levels in one month, according to a small study of children in Argentina.
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January 31, 2008 |
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| Prenatal Exposure To Maternal Antibodies Linked To Autistic Behaviors In Offspring
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| New research from the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute shows that an interaction between fetal brain cells and maternal antibodies could be linked with the repetitive behavior - also called stereotypies - that is characteristic of autism.
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February 12, 2008 |
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| Primate model for autism
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| A primate model for autism using the U.S. children's immunization schedule was unveiled at the International Meeting For Autism Research (IMFAR) this weekend.
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May 20, 2008 |
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| Researchers Link Early Stem Cell Mutation To Autism
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| In a breakthrough scientific study published June 30 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have shown that neural stem cell development may be linked to Autism.
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July 1, 2008 |
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| Rise In Autism Is Related To Changes In Diagnosis, New Study Suggests
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| New research suggests that many children diagnosed with severe language disorders in the 1980s and 1990s would today be diagnosed as having autism. The research supports the theory that the rise in the number of cases of autism may be related to changes in how it is diagnosed.
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April 9, 2008 |
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| Some Cases Of Autism May Be Traced To The Immune System Of Mothers During Pregnancy
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| The study authors also found that the reaction was most common in mothers of children with the regressive form of autism, which occurs when a period of typical development is followed by loss of social and/or language skills. The findings raise the possibility that the transfer of maternal antibodies during pregnancy is a risk factor for autism and, at some point, that a prenatal test and treatment could prevent the disorder for some children.
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February 12, 2008 |
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| Study Links Autism to High Testosterone Exposure in Mother's Womb
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| The theory that autism is caused by an extreme version of the “male brain” has won strong support from new research showing that male hormones in the womb are linked to social and emotional skills in childhood.
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September 12, 2007 |
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| Study Links Preemies With Autism Signs
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| A small study of toddlers finds that about one-quarter of babies born very prematurely had signs of autism on an early screening test.
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April 2, 2008 |
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| Study Links Some Preemies With Autism
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| A small study of toddlers finds that about one-quarter of babies born very prematurely had signs of autism on an early screening test. The research is preliminary since formal autism testing wasn't done. But the results are provocative, suggesting that tiny preemies may face greater risks of developing autism than previously thought.
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April 3, 2008 |
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| Therapeutic Vest Will Help Children With Autism, ADHD, Anxiety
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| Children with autism and ADHD may soon get anxiety relief from a novel “deep-pressure” vest developed by Brian Mullen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The vest, which can also be used for adults with mental illness, delivers a “portable hug” called deep pressure touch stimulation (DPTS).
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May 25, 2008 |
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| Two Steps Closer To Understanding Genetic Underpinnings Of Autism
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| The American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG), describes what might be a corner piece of the autism puzzle--the identification and subsequent validation of a gene linked to the development of autism by three separate groups of scientists.
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January 14, 2008 |
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| UIC receives $9.6 million grant for autism research
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| The UIC Autism Center of Excellence will be an interdisciplinary, translational program of research encompassing genetics, biochemistry, neurophysiology, neuroimaging and behavior.
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August 7, 2007 |
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| Vaccine-autism question divides parents, scientists
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| At 13, Michelle Cedillo can't speak, wears a diaper and requires round-the-clock monitoring in case she has a seizure. While her peers go to school or the mall or spend time with friends, the Yuma, Arizona, teenager remains at home, where she entertains herself with picture books and "Sesame Street" and "Blue's Clues" DVDs.
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April 1, 2008 |
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| You get a slice of heaven and a pure love in your home
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| Parents share tales of raising children with autism through iReport.com
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April 2, 2008 |
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