News articles tagged with 'autism' (Page 2)
Children with autism lack visual skills required for independence
— 3 Jan 2011 17:44 | HealthThe ability to find shoes in the bedroom, apples in a supermarket, or a favourite animal at the zoo is impaired among children with autism, according to new research from the University…
CSHL scientists show in unprecedented detail how cortical nerve cells form synapses with neighbours
— 3 Jan 2011 16:14 | HealthNewly published research led by Professor Z. Josh Huang, Ph.D., of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) sheds important new light on how neurones in the developing brain make connections…
Mount Sinai researchers develop mouse model to help find how a gene mutation leads to autism
— 18 Dec 2010 14:31 | HealthResearchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that when one copy of the SHANK3 gene in mice is missing, nerve cells do not effectively communicate and do not show cellular…
UC Davis study finds children with autism have mitochondrial dysfunction
— 1 Dec 2010 18:05 | HealthChildren with autism are far more likely to have deficits in their ability to produce cellular energy than are typically developing children, a new study by researchers at UC Davis…
Children with autism appear more likely to have cell irregularity
— 1 Dec 2010 17:46 | HealthPreliminary research has found that children with autism are more likely to have impaired mitochondrial function (structures within cells responsible for energy production) and mitochondrial…
New approach finds success in teaching youth with autism
— 20 Nov 2010 11:01 | HealthAs the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders continues to increase, the one thing that won't change is the need for those children to develop social skills. Now,…
Gene links to anorexia found by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia researchers
— 20 Nov 2010 10:34 | HealthScientists at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have identified both common and rare gene variants associated with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. In the largest genetic…
Rett syndrome mobilises jumping genes in the brain
— 18 Nov 2010 11:39 | HealthWith few exceptions, jumping genes-restless bits of DNA that can move freely about the genome-are forced to stay put. In patients with Rett syndrome, however, a mutation in the MeCP2…
IQ scores fail to predict academic performance in children with autism
— 18 Nov 2010 10:15 | HealthNew data show that many children with autism spectrum disorders have greater academic abilities than previously thought. In a study by researchers at the University of Washington, 90…
Brain scans detect autism's signature
— 16 Nov 2010 12:30 | HealthAn autism study by Yale School of Medicine researchers using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has identified a pattern of brain activity that may characterise the genetic…