Posts Tagged ‘autism’
Kids with autism spot motion faster
U. ROCHESTER / YALE / VANDERBILT (US) — Children with autism see simple movement twice as quickly as other children their age, a new study shows. Continue…
Friday, May 10, 2013 12:12 - 4 Comments
Health & Medicine - May 2, 2013 10:31 - 0 Comments
Teens breathe easier with texts about asthma
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Sending children with asthma a daily text message asking about their symptoms and offering information about their condition can lead to improved health and fewer doctor visits. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 2, 2013 10:14 - 0 Comments
Social games may treat infant autism
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A brief intervention conducted with babies only four to twelve weeks old shows promise for treating symptoms of autism, according to researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 26, 2013 11:30 - 0 Comments
Cells in placenta may flag autism risk
UC DAVIS / YALE (US) — Abnormal tissue-folding found within the placenta may be an early indication of a baby’s risk for autism spectrum disorder, researchers say. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 24, 2013 9:46 - 1 Comment
Social change shows up in preteen brain
U. OREGON (US) — New research reveals which brain regions are active as kids on the brink of adolescence consider their identity and social status. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 18, 2013 11:11 - 2 Comments
Kids with autism get hooked on video games
U. MISSOURI (US) — Children and teens with autism are more likely to become preoccupied with video games and TV than their typically developing siblings, research reveals. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 16, 2013 12:32 - 2 Comments
Drug may boost memory in adults with autism
U. MISSOURI (US) — A drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure and anxiety may improve the working memory of people with autism, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 8, 2013 16:07 - 0 Comments
Kids with autism mimic ‘more efficiently’
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Children typically copy adult behavior as a social phenomenon, not to learn new skills, though this differs among those with autism. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2013 8:28 - 0 Comments
Placenta may transmit mom’s stress
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — The placenta can translate a mother’s exposure to stress into an altered protein, which affects the brains of male and female offspring differently. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 1, 2013 15:17 - 3 Comments
Interactive robot trains kids with autism
VANDERBILT (US) — A humanoid robot shows promise for teaching a basic social skill called joint attention to children with autism spectrum disorder. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 22, 2013 6:45 - 0 Comments
Genes tied to severe autism may play bigger role
BROWN / VANDERBILT (US) — Two genes once shown to cause rare forms of autism now appear to have a wider role in general forms of the disease, a new statistical analysis shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 21, 2013 15:10 - 0 Comments
Higher autism risk with older grandpas
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK) — Men who become fathers at older ages are more likely to have grandchildren with autism. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 20, 2013 11:40 - 0 Comments
Infants’ slow gaze may signal autism later
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Babies who later develop autism are slower to reorient their gaze and attention from one object to another, as compared to seven-month-olds who won’t have the disorder. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 14, 2013 15:45 - 1 Comment
Some kids with autism more tempted by suicide
PENN STATE (US) — Children with an autism spectrum disorder may be at greater risk for contemplating or attempting suicide than children without autism, according to a new report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 26, 2013 9:47 - 0 Comments
Ultrasound at birth can predict autism risk
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Low-birth-weight babies with a particular brain abnormality are at greater risk for autism, according to new research that could offer doctors an early way to detect the condition. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 21, 2013 14:01 - 0 Comments
With fragile X, brain cells can’t stop ‘talking’
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of mental retardation and autism, turns some brain cells into chatterboxes, according to a new report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2013 13:21 - 1 Comment
Autism therapy activates brain’s social side
UC SANTA BARBARA / YALE (US) — Researchers have documented positive changes in brain activity in children with autism after they received a type of behavioral therapy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 13, 2013 14:54 - 0 Comments
How to help teens with autism shift to adult care
U. MISSOURI (US) — Less than one in four young people with autism spectrum disorder receive transition services designed to prevent gaps in health care and insurance coverage. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 6, 2013 7:43 - 16 Comments
For kids with autism, food can be a fight
EMORY (US) — Children with autism spectrum disorders are five times more likely to have issues with eating, including tantrums at meals and extreme pickiness. (more…)
