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Mother's microbiome determines offspring's risk of developing autism

The risk of developing autism-spectrum disorders is determined by the mother's microbiome - the collection of microorganisms that naturally live inside us - during pregnancy, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests.

18 Jul 2018

Researchers identify key protein involved in irregular brain cell activity

In a new study in mice, researchers have identified a key protein involved in the irregular brain cell activity seen in autism spectrum disorders and epilepsy. The protein, p53, is well-known in cancer biology as a tumor suppressor.

17 Jul 2018

FAU and partners receive NIH research grant to shed light on sleep loss and metabolic disorders

A neuroscientist from Florida Atlantic University's Jupiter Life Science Initiative and collaborators from the University of Minnesota and Stowers Institute for Medical Research recently a received a four-year, $1.68 million R01 research grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of General Medical Sciences for a project titled, "Understanding Complex Trait Architecture through Population Genomics."

17 Jul 2018

New drug strategy can alleviate multiple behavioral, cellular deficiencies in FXS mouse model

Research in mice shows that a pharmacological strategy can alleviate multiple behavioral and cellular deficiencies in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of intellectual disability and a major single-gene cause of autism spectrum disorders.

13 Jul 2018

New finding may hold key to better understand the complexities of neurological disorders

A team of bioengineers at UC San Diego has answered a question that has long puzzled neuroscientists, and may hold a key to better understanding the complexities of neurological disorders: Why are axons, the spindly arms extending from neurons that transmit information from neuron to neuron in the brain, designed the way they are?

12 Jul 2018

Researchers receive grant from U.S. Department of Education to study children with HFASD

Researchers at the Institute for Autism Research at Canisius College were awarded an $880,431 grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences.

11 Jul 2018

New study tracks how the brain turns simple sensory inputs into meaningful categories

Here's the neuroscience of a neglected banana: whenever you look at its color - green in the store, then yellow, and eventually brown on your countertop - your mind categorizes it as unripe, ripe, and then spoiled.

11 Jul 2018

Study could help explain how synapses may be made weaker or stronger

To work at all, the nervous system needs its cells, or neurons, to connect and converse in a language of electrical impulses and chemical neurotransmitters.

11 Jul 2018

Study finds how the brain perceives and reacts to predators

How the zebrafish brain perceives and reacts to predators has been determined by researchers at The University of Queensland.

10 Jul 2018

Mice study shows how vaginal microbiota may affect stress levels of offspring

Exposing newborn mice to vaginal microbes from stressed female mice may transfer the effects of stress to the newborns, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

10 Jul 2018

New technique paves way for safer medicines without side effects

A new technique for precisely targeting molecules within cells is paving the way for safer medicines that are free of side effects.

9 Jul 2018

Researchers unravel molecular code that shapes complex networks in the brain

The brain is an enormously complex organ. Understanding how billions of brain cells succeed in making precise connections is a major challenge for neuroscientists.

6 Jul 2018

Scientists synthesize new compound with anticarcinogenic properties

The patent has been registered from the University of Seville and licensed by the British company Evgen Pharma, which is currently developing programmes aimed at breast cancer, subarachnoid haemorrhage and multiple sclerosis, among others

5 Jul 2018

Study explains why men are more at risk for neurodevelopmental disorders

A new study has shed light on the reason why males are more at risk than females for neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and ADHD.

4 Jul 2018

Sun avoidance may be almost as hazardous to health as cigarette smoking

Available on Amazon, Embrace the Sun, by authors Marc B. Sorenson, Ed.D.and William B. Grant, Ph.D.,claim that sun avoidance may be nearly as hazardous to your health as cigarette smoking!

3 Jul 2018

Study discovers hidden brain state dynamics that regulate performance and decision-making

Brain activity is driven by encounters with external stimuli and situations, simultaneously occurring with internal mental processes.

3 Jul 2018

Researchers identify molecular mechanism leading to cortical malformation from brain-only mutations

Focal malformations of cortical development are a heterogeneous group of brain cortical abnormalities.

2 Jul 2018

Scientists focus on critical regulatory protein to find clues on cancer, neurodegenerative diseases

James McNew's and Michael Stern's biochemical hunt for the root cause of a rare, paralyzing genetic disorder is a 10-year quest that's taken an unexpected turn toward everyday killers such as Alzheimer's disease, cancer and aging.

30 Jun 2018

Genes associated with autism interact to modulate variable symptoms of disease

Genes located in a large chromosomal aberration associated with autism interact with each other to modulate the variable symptoms of the disease, according to new research.

29 Jun 2018

New mouse model could shed light on autism subtype

Researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute have created a mouse model for maternal antibody- related (MAR) autism spectrum disorder that closely mimics the physiology and behaviors seen in people with this form of ASD.

29 Jun 2018

Autism News and Research

Latest Autism News and Research

Mother's microbiome determines offspring's risk of developing autism

Researchers identify key protein involved in irregular brain cell activity

FAU and partners receive NIH research grant to shed light on sleep loss and metabolic disorders

New drug strategy can alleviate multiple behavioral, cellular deficiencies in FXS mouse model

New finding may hold key to better understand the complexities of neurological disorders

Researchers receive grant from U.S. Department of Education to study children with HFASD

New study tracks how the brain turns simple sensory inputs into meaningful categories

Study could help explain how synapses may be made weaker or stronger

Study finds how the brain perceives and reacts to predators

Mice study shows how vaginal microbiota may affect stress levels of offspring

New technique paves way for safer medicines without side effects

Researchers unravel molecular code that shapes complex networks in the brain

Scientists synthesize new compound with anticarcinogenic properties

Study explains why men are more at risk for neurodevelopmental disorders

Sun avoidance may be almost as hazardous to health as cigarette smoking

Study discovers hidden brain state dynamics that regulate performance and decision-making

Researchers identify molecular mechanism leading to cortical malformation from brain-only mutations

Scientists focus on critical regulatory protein to find clues on cancer, neurodegenerative diseases

Genes associated with autism interact to modulate variable symptoms of disease

New mouse model could shed light on autism subtype

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