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Thursday, April 24th, 2008Neurofeedback May Help ‘Retrain’ Brainwaves In Children With Autism
Science Daily
ScienceDaily (Apr. 24, 2008) — Playing a video game called ‘Space Race’ that requires nothing more than brainpower to make rockets on a computer screen move forward is more than just fun and games. A University of Missouri researcher is using video games to see if […]
Mice
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008Mice Could Provide Clues To Autistic Behaviors, Study Suggests
ScienceDaily.com
ScienceDaily (Mar. 17, 2008) — Scientists have developed a new mouse model to help illuminate the vagaries of autism, according to a study from a Stanford University School of Medicine researcher and other colleagues.
The study focused on mice missing the gabrb3 gene, which codes for a protein […]
Is Temple Wrong?
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008Debunking Animal Autism
Scientific American
Animal behaviorist Temple Grandin believes extraordinary animals think much like autistic geniuses. Now, some neuroscientists say it simply isn’t true. *This week’s podcast guest hosted by Christopher Intagliata, an intern for Scientific American Mind. www.sciammind.com
Imagine you’re at the beach. The right side of your brain registers brown grains of sand, gray ones, […]
Mothers
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008Some Cases Of Autism May Be Traced To The Immune System Of Mothers During Pregnancy
Science Daily
ScienceDaily (Feb. 12, 2008) — New research from the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute and Center for Children’s Environmental Health has found that antibodies in the blood of mothers of children with autism bind to fetal brain cells, potentially interrupting healthy […]
Brain study suggests way to measure, treat autism - EurekAlert!
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008Brain study suggests way to measure, treat autism
EurekAlert!
Researchers have pinpointed subtle deficits in the brains of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that they say could aid more precise diagnoses and perhaps improve treatment of ASD. The researchers discovered characteristic patterns of brain activity in people with ASD that reflect an inability to perceive themselves […]
Detecting The Proportion of Autism
Thursday, January 17th, 2008Gene Tests Can Detect ‘Proportion’ Of Autism
Michael Smith, North American Correspondent | MedPage Today
TORONTO, Jan. 17 — Genetic testing should be routinely considered as part of clinical workup in suspected cases of autism, researchers here recommended.
It was the third major report on the genetics of autism in the past two months. In this one, Stephen […]
She’s Wired!
Monday, January 7th, 2008Baby has 128 electrodes attached to head in bid to discover secrets of autism
Julie Moult | Daily Mail
She may look like she’s had an accident with a bowl of spaghetti.
But five-month-old Almita Knutsson’s unusual head wear has a far more serious purpose.
From the 128 probes attached to her scalp monitoring electromagnetic brain activity, scientists will […]
Autism Prevention Study Launched
Friday, January 4th, 2008First Autism Prevention Study Launched
NewsBlaze
Newswise - Autism researchers at the University of Washington will take the initial step in attempting to prevent the developmental disorder when they launch an $11.3 million study this week.
The UW’s Autism Center has begun looking for 200 Seattle-area infants, 6 months old or younger, who have an older sibling diagnosed […]
Breakthrough of the Year
Monday, December 31st, 2007Human Genetic Variation: Science’s ‘Breakthrough Of The Year’
ScienceDaily.com
ScienceDaily (Dec. 31, 2007) — In 2007, researchers were dazzled by the degree to which genomes differ from one human to another and began to understand the role of these variations in disease and personal traits. Science and its publisher, AAAS, the nonprofit science society, recognize “Human Genetic […]
Brothers and Sisters
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007Sibling Studies: The good, the bad, and the contradictory
Interactive Autism Network
As some autism researchers pore over brain MRIs in labs and other researchers closely observe children in natural play settings, noting in micro-detail every element of every interaction, and as parents scour the landscape of cyberspace for the latest and greatest in treatment methods, […]