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Charities join hands to reduce health inequalities across the UK

People's voices and lived experiences will continue to be at the centre of health policy development and work to level up the UK, as the government welcomes new members to the voluntary community and social enterprise (VCSE) Health and Wellbeing Alliance.

1 Sep 2021

Brain organoids provide a valuable model to study autism

Variations in the 16p11.2 region of the genome are associated with autism spectrum disorder. While people with genetic deletions in this region have larger heads (macrocephaly) and people with genetic duplications have smaller heads (microcephaly), both variation types affect brain development and function.

26 Aug 2021

New Binghamton research explores how brain folds form in fetuses

Many mysteries continue to surround the human brain, but among the most important are how it forms and how those early weeks affect the rest of a person's life.

25 Aug 2021

New research aims to better understand motor problems in children with ASD

Anjana Bhat, associate professor in the University of Delaware's Department of Physical Therapy, has been awarded a research project (R01) grant through the National Institutes of Health for the next three years.

24 Aug 2021

Researchers develop brain organoids that show neural activity similar to living human brains

Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have developed brain organoids - 3D, brain-like structures grown from human stem cells - that show organized waves of activity similar to those found in living human brains.

24 Aug 2021

Npas4 gene may be a master timekeeper for the brain's circadian clock

A gene called Npas4, already known to play a key role in balancing excitatory and inhibitory inputs in brain cells, appears to also be a master timekeeper for the brain's circadian clock, new research led by UT Southwestern scientists suggests.

20 Aug 2021

Scientists develop a new way to deliver molecular therapies to cells

Researchers from MIT, the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have developed a new way to deliver molecular therapies to cells.

19 Aug 2021

Practicing meditation for just a couple of months can make your brain quicker

Just eight weeks of meditation studies can make your brain quicker, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

18 Aug 2021

UC Davis experts offer advice to help children with autism transition back to in-person school

Heading back to school after summer break can be tough for some students, but this year is unique. Because of the pandemic, distance learning and hybrid schedules have been the norm for over a year, and many kids haven't spent a full, regular week at school since March of 2020.

17 Aug 2021

Brain’s structural and functional alignment can vary with sex, age and may be genetic, study suggests

The degree to which the brain's wiring aligns with its patterns of activity can vary with sex and age, and may be genetic, suggests a study published by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The study finds that this alignment may also have implications on cognition.

16 Aug 2021

Study: 90% of children with ADHD continue to experience residual symptoms into young adulthood

Most children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) don't outgrow the disorder, as widely thought.

13 Aug 2021

Scientists find clues to how a specific synapse type regulates anxiety-like behavior

The mechanisms behind the organization of neuronal synapses remain unclear owing to the sheer number of genes, proteins, and neuron types involved.

12 Aug 2021

Researchers identify human sperm mutations that can cause disease in children

Throughout development, life and the processes of aging, all human cells accumulate mutations, resulting in what is called mosaicism, a condition in which different cells in the same person have different DNA sequences or genetic makeup.

12 Aug 2021

Neural network model unravels why people with autism have difficulty interpreting facial expressions

People with autism spectrum disorder have difficulty interpreting facial expressions.

5 Aug 2021

A new screening system to give insights into autistic adults' perspective taking difficulties

Autistic adults may have different behaviours or perspectives in the workplace or in social situations which may lead them into compromised situations.

27 Jul 2021

Newly identified ultra-rare inherited genetic variants may confer significant autism risk

Researchers have identified a rare class of genetic differences transmitted from parents without autism to their affected children with autism and determined that they are most prominent in "multiplex" families with more than one family member on the spectrum.

26 Jul 2021

Study finds sex differences in astrocyte-mediated synaptic connectivity during brain development

During development, brain cells may find different ways to connect with each other based on sex, according to researchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.

19 Jul 2021

Research shows a direct link between SUV39H2 gene and autism spectrum disorders

New research from the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan shows that a deficit in histone methylation could lead to the development of autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

16 Jul 2021

A brief questionnaire can help detect autism during toddlerhood

New research led by the University of Cambridge suggests that autism can be detected at 18-30 months using the Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-CHAT), but it is not possible to identify every child at a young age who will later be diagnosed as autistic.

16 Jul 2021

Early life exposure to antibiotics could alter brain development

Antibiotic exposure early in life could alter human brain development in areas responsible for cognitive and emotional functions, according to a Rutgers researcher.

14 Jul 2021

Autism News and Research

Latest Autism News and Research

Charities join hands to reduce health inequalities across the UK

Brain organoids provide a valuable model to study autism

New Binghamton research explores how brain folds form in fetuses

New research aims to better understand motor problems in children with ASD

Researchers develop brain organoids that show neural activity similar to living human brains

Npas4 gene may be a master timekeeper for the brain's circadian clock

Scientists develop a new way to deliver molecular therapies to cells

Practicing meditation for just a couple of months can make your brain quicker

UC Davis experts offer advice to help children with autism transition back to in-person school

Brain’s structural and functional alignment can vary with sex, age and may be genetic, study suggests

Study: 90% of children with ADHD continue to experience residual symptoms into young adulthood

Scientists find clues to how a specific synapse type regulates anxiety-like behavior

Researchers identify human sperm mutations that can cause disease in children

Neural network model unravels why people with autism have difficulty interpreting facial expressions

A new screening system to give insights into autistic adults' perspective taking difficulties

Newly identified ultra-rare inherited genetic variants may confer significant autism risk

Study finds sex differences in astrocyte-mediated synaptic connectivity during brain development

Research shows a direct link between SUV39H2 gene and autism spectrum disorders

A brief questionnaire can help detect autism during toddlerhood

Early life exposure to antibiotics could alter brain development

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