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Study: Children with autism spectrum disorder are less likely to have visi
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According to a Nemours Children's Health study, young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are substantially less likely to have vision screening than their peers despite having a higher risk for catastrophic eye diseases.
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Researchers find link between genetic factors and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Autism Spectrum Disorder, a neurodevelopmental condition is characterized by a broad spectrum of physiological and behavioral symptoms, including as problems in motor, cognitive, and communication skills, seizures, and hyperactivity. Researchers revealed how between genetic variables and Au
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Connections between genetic factors in Autism Spectrum Disorder identified
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During a new study researchers identified previously unknown connections between genetic factors in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
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Study reveals signature pattern of connectivity exclusive to brains of aut
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Distinguishing between the brain activity patterns of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and developmental coordination deficit populations is critical. The study revealed how distinctive pattern of white matter connectivity in autistic individuals's brains that is different from that in those w
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Study reveals why those with autism avoid eye contact
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Eye contact is a crucial component of everyday interactions but researchers revealed that people with autism find it difficult to make eye contact in natural situations.
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Study finds brain changes in autism are far more sweeping than previously
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The study, published today in Nature, represents a comprehensive effort to characterize ASD at the molecular level. While neurological disorders like Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease have well-defined pathologies, autism and other psychiatric disorders have had a lack of defining p
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Researchers find that anti-diarrheal drug might treat core ASD symptoms
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): Currently, there are no medication treatments for the basic symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), may an existing drug provide a new treatment, even if it previously had no association with ASD? A new study posed this question. The researchers devel
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Study: Half of the mothers of autistic children suffer from depression
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
San Francisco [US], August 27 (ANI): According to a recent survey conducted over a period of 18 months, approximately 50% of all mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) had elevated levels of depressive symptoms, while rates for mothers with neurotypical children were much lo
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Immune cells in brain could become new drug targets for ASD, intellectual
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a convergent mechanism that may be responsible for how two top-ranked genetic risk factors for autism spectrum disorder/intellectual disability (ASD/ID) lead to these neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Eyes could signal neurodevelopmental disorders: Study
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): According to researchers at the University of South Australia, the human eye's retina could identify distinct signals for both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), providing a potential biomarker for each conditio
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Valproic acid keeps nervous system cells from growing and dividing correct
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], June 16 (ANI): A study reveals how epilepsy and migraine drug causes birth defects. Valproic acid, a drug used to treat epilepsy, migraine, and bipolar disorder can cause birth defects when taken during pregnancy.
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Does autism affect brains of boys and girls differently? Study suggests so
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California [US], February 21 (ANI): Autism is a serious developmental disorder that impairs the ability to communicate and interact. Autism spectrum disorder impacts the nervous system and affects the overall cognitive, emotional, social and physical health of the affected individual. Accord
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