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Lowest risk for autism associated with mid-levels of immune marker measured at birth

The causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) - including genetic and environmental factors - are not entirely understood. Many studies have already shown that serious maternal infection during pregnancy is associated with increased risk for offspring in both people and animals.

10 Nov 2020

Report: 800 million children have dangerously high lead levels in blood

As many as 800 million children have dangerously high lead values in their blood. The neurotoxin can cause permanent brain damage.

5 Nov 2020

Researchers explore how different birth experience affect the developing nervous system

It is an experience we all share, as miraculous as it is mysterious. Birth. Today, roughly one in three births in the United States occurs via cesarean section or C-section.

5 Nov 2020

Cesarean delivery’s effects on birth hormones may lead to neurodevelopmental consequences

Cesarean section delivery and vaginal delivery lead to different hormonal exposures that may affect a newborn's development, according to an article published in the Journal of Neuroendocrinology.

4 Nov 2020

Researchers uncover molecular mechanisms involved in the formation of neural circuits

Scientists at Korea's Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) and colleagues have uncovered some of the complex molecular mechanisms involved in the formation of the brain's neural circuits.

3 Nov 2020

Channel 7 grants fund new projects focusing on care for homeless children

Nurse practitioners working with social service agencies is one way to help the estimated 22% of Australian children living in temporary or precarious conditions, with families hit hard by unemployment and other problems created by the pandemic.

2 Nov 2020

Researchers identify distinct link between autism and brain cell abnormalities

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that new experiments with genetically engineered mice have found clear connections among a range of autism types and abnormalities in brain cells whose chemical output forges platonic (non-sexual) feelings of love and sociability.

30 Oct 2020

Antiseizure drug use during pregnancy linked with double the risk of having children with autism

Women with epilepsy who take the antiseizure drug valproic acid while pregnant are at more than double the risk of having children with autism spectrum disorder and nearly double the risk of having children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study in the October 28, 2020, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

28 Oct 2020

Study reveals social and economic costs of ADHD to the Australian community

Researchers have revealed the key factors that can improve outcomes in children with ADHD, a disorder that costs Australia US$13 billion a year in social and economic losses.

27 Oct 2020

Study finds new transposon-derived genes related to autism

The lack of some genes in the BEC/TCEAL cluster could be related to some alterations associated with the autism spectrum disorder, according to a preclinical study published in the journal Genome Biology, and led by Professor Jordi Garcia Fernàndez, from the Faculty of Biology and the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona, and researcher Jaime Carvajal, from the Andalusian Centre for Developmental Biology - University Pablo de Olavide.

27 Oct 2020

Researchers generate a transcriptomic map of the COVID brain

COVID-19 is known to be associated with multiple changes in gene expression, but many of these are also seen in chronic brain conditions as well as in some abnormal mental conditions. A recent study published on the preprint server bioRxiv in October 2020 uncovers the molecular basis of this association.

26 Oct 2020

Happiness neurotransmitter serotonin plays role in evolutionary expansion of the neocortex

During human evolution, the size of the brain increased, especially in a particular part called the neocortex.

23 Oct 2020

Researchers develop a novel method to test for COVID-19 antibodies

When Dr. Stephen Smith of Seattle Children's Research Institute came down with muscle aches, gastrointestinal distress and a sudden loss of smell in late February, he suspected he had COVID-19.

23 Oct 2020

$109 million NIH grant awarded to expand Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome research

The Alzheimer's Biomarkers Consortium - Down Syndrome, a multi-institution research team, co-led by members from the University of California, Irvine, has been awarded an unprecedented five-year, $109 million grant by the National Institutes of Health, to expand research on the biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome.

22 Oct 2020

Autism News and Research

Latest Autism News and Research

Lowest risk for autism associated with mid-levels of immune marker measured at birth

Report: 800 million children have dangerously high lead levels in blood

Researchers explore how different birth experience affect the developing nervous system

Cesarean delivery’s effects on birth hormones may lead to neurodevelopmental consequences

Researchers uncover molecular mechanisms involved in the formation of neural circuits

Channel 7 grants fund new projects focusing on care for homeless children

Researchers identify distinct link between autism and brain cell abnormalities

Antiseizure drug use during pregnancy linked with double the risk of having children with autism

Study reveals social and economic costs of ADHD to the Australian community

Study finds new transposon-derived genes related to autism

Researchers generate a transcriptomic map of the COVID brain

Happiness neurotransmitter serotonin plays role in evolutionary expansion of the neocortex

Researchers develop a novel method to test for COVID-19 antibodies

$109 million NIH grant awarded to expand Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome research

Distinct DNA methylation signature found in the cord blood of newborns diagnosed with ASD

Virginia Tech doctoral candidate wins NIH award to fuse immunology and neuroscience research

Newborns analyze the emotional content of their surroundings only at a very basic level

New model of human brain networks sheds light on how the brain functions

Study: More intervention hours are not necessarily better for toddlers with autism

New method makes the superficial white matter visible in the living human brain

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Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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