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Toddlers' level of attention to motherese may be a diagnostic marker of ASD

We all do it: that high-pitched, sing-songy voice that spills out of your mouth whenever a baby is around. Caregivers have long used this playful, emotional, exaggerated form of speech -; called "motherese" -; to capture their children's attention.

9 Feb 2023

Rutgers to launch a research and treatment center focused on Alzheimer's disease

Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) is launching the Herbert and Jacqueline Krieger Klein Alzheimer's and Dementia Clinical Research and Treatment Center.

1 Feb 2023

Autistic individuals experience pain at a higher intensity than general population, study finds

A new study has examined the pain perception among people with autism and found that they experience pain at a higher intensity than the general population and are less adaptable to the sensation.

29 Jan 2023

Voles can form enduring attachments with mates and provide parental care without oxytocin receptors

The vital role of oxytocin-;the "love hormone"-;for social attachments is being called into question. More than forty years of pharmacological and behavioral research has pointed to oxytocin receptor signaling as an essential pathway for the development of social behaviors in prairie voles, humans, and other species, but a genetic study publishing in the journal Neuron on January 27 shows that voles can form enduring attachments with mates and provide parental care without oxytocin receptor signaling.

29 Jan 2023

Biology underlying pair bonding and parenting may not be dictated by oxytocin receptors, study shows

Turning a decades-old dogma on its head, new research from scientists at UC San Francisco and Stanford Medicine shows that the receptor for oxytocin, a hormone considered essential to forming social bonds, may not play the critical role that scientists have assigned to it for the past 30 years.

27 Jan 2023

AI tool promises to accelerate the development of gene therapies on a large scale

An artificial intelligence (AI) program may enable the first simple production of customizable proteins called zinc fingers to treat diseases by turning genes on and off.

26 Jan 2023

New collection of month-specific infant brain atlas captures fine details of the early developing brain

Human brain atlases can be used by medical professionals to track normative trends over time and to pinpoint crucial aspects of early brain development.

26 Jan 2023

Unmet needs: Critics cite failures in health care for vulnerable foster children

One night last month, a 9-year-old boy who had autism and talked about killing himself was among about 70 foster care children and youth under state supervision sleeping in hotels across Georgia.

25 Jan 2023

Is attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder a useful predictor of internalizing problems?

Researchers assessed the importance of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) features as a predictor of internalizing problems.

23 Jan 2023

CHLA launches first clinical trial for Down syndrome regression disorder with $5.3 million NIH grant

Children's Hospital Los Angeles has launched the first clinical trial for Down syndrome regression disorder (DSRD), a rare and debilitating condition that affects adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome.

23 Jan 2023

Research shows how Huntington’s disease affects two distinct cell populations in the striatum

In patients with Huntington's disease, neurons in a part of the brain called the striatum are among the hardest-hit.

20 Jan 2023

Launch of FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute heralds a new era in neuroscience research, education

Florida Atlantic University celebrated the opening of the FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute at FAU's John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

20 Jan 2023

Differences in brain wiring could explain social communication difficulties in autistic children

Children with autism often struggle to identify emotional cues in other people's voices because of differences in the wiring and function of a key social center in their brains, according to a new study from the Stanford School of Medicine.

19 Jan 2023

ADHD found to be more predictive of poor mental health outcomes in adults

Adults with high levels of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms are more likely to experience anxiety and depression than adults with high levels of autistic traits, according to new research led by psychologists at the University of Bath in the UK.

16 Jan 2023

Valuable tool reveals the connections between gut microbes and the brain

In the past decade, researchers have begun to appreciate the importance of a two-way communication that occurs between microbes in the gastrointestinal tract and the brain, known as the gut–brain axis.

13 Jan 2023

Free questionnaire found to be reliable and valid for evaluating autism symptoms

Investigators have developed a freely available measure of autism symptoms that can help to screen for autism and monitor changes over time in symptoms.

11 Jan 2023

Marine plankton samples can help study the connections between ocean pollution and rates of chronic illnesses

Using samples from an almost century-old, ongoing survey of marine plankton, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine suggest that rising levels of manmade chemicals found in parts of the world's oceans might be used to monitor the impact of human activity on ecosystem health, and may one day be used to study the connections between ocean pollution and land-based rates of childhood and adult chronic illnesses.

6 Jan 2023

SynGAP Research Fund awards $180,000 grant to the University of Edinburgh Medical School's Patrick Wild Centre & Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences

SynGAP Research Fund (SRF), a 501(c)(3) public charity whose mission is to improve the quality of life for SYNGAP1 patients through the research and development of treatments, therapies and support systems, along with SynGAP Research Fund UK, today announced they have awarded a $180,000 grant to the University of Edinburgh Medical School's Patrick Wild Centre & Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences to advance the science around gene transfer to correct SYNGAP1 haploinsufficiency.

5 Jan 2023

Researchers use engineered proteins to record histories of cellular events

As cells perform their everyday functions, they turn on a variety of genes and cellular pathways. MIT engineers have now coaxed cells to inscribe the history of these events in a long protein chain that can be imaged using a light microscope.

2 Jan 2023

Human cortical organoids implanted in mice establish functional connectivity and respond to sensory stimuli

A team of engineers and neuroscientists has demonstrated for the first time that human brain organoids implanted in mice have established functional connectivity to the animals' cortex and responded to external sensory stimuli.

29 Dec 2022

Autism News and Research

Latest Autism News and Research

Toddlers' level of attention to motherese may be a diagnostic marker of ASD

Rutgers to launch a research and treatment center focused on Alzheimer's disease

Autistic individuals experience pain at a higher intensity than general population, study finds

Voles can form enduring attachments with mates and provide parental care without oxytocin receptors

Biology underlying pair bonding and parenting may not be dictated by oxytocin receptors, study shows

AI tool promises to accelerate the development of gene therapies on a large scale

New collection of month-specific infant brain atlas captures fine details of the early developing brain

Unmet needs: Critics cite failures in health care for vulnerable foster children

Is attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder a useful predictor of internalizing problems?

CHLA launches first clinical trial for Down syndrome regression disorder with $5.3 million NIH grant

Research shows how Huntington’s disease affects two distinct cell populations in the striatum

Launch of FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute heralds a new era in neuroscience research, education

Differences in brain wiring could explain social communication difficulties in autistic children

ADHD found to be more predictive of poor mental health outcomes in adults

Valuable tool reveals the connections between gut microbes and the brain

Free questionnaire found to be reliable and valid for evaluating autism symptoms

Marine plankton samples can help study the connections between ocean pollution and rates of chronic illnesses

SynGAP Research Fund awards $180,000 grant to the University of Edinburgh Medical School's Patrick Wild Centre & Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences

Researchers use engineered proteins to record histories of cellular events

Human cortical organoids implanted in mice establish functional connectivity and respond to sensory stimuli

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