Hereditary forces that have evolved over millions of years favor mate selection and reproduction in the early years of male sexual maturity at the expense of longer-term well-being. This may explain why females tend to live longer and are less vulnerab…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Picture Books Can Boost Physical Activity for Youth With Autism
A new picture book with step-by-step instructions on how to do basic exercises like jumping jacks, helps increase levels of physical activity in young people with ASD.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Machine Learning Used to Identify Autism Blood Biomarkers
Using machine learning to analyze blood samples, researchers have identified a group of new biomarkers that could lead to early diagnosis of autism.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: From Trippy Drugs to Therapeutic Aids – How Psychedelics Got Their Groove Back
From microdosing to improve cognition to treating a range of mental health disorders, researchers evaluate the rise in the use of psychedelics and their potential as medicines.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Neural Pathway Critical to Correcting Behavioral Errors in Psychiatric Disorders Identified
Study identifies a neural pathway associated with error monitoring and attention function in some psychiatric disorders such as ADHD, ASD, and schizophrenia. Researchers say the pathway could be modulated with the help of transcranial magnetic stimulat…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Links Found Between Fetal Head Growth and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Measuring fetal head growth during pregnancy could help doctors identify which children are at risk of ASD. Researchers found fetuses with narrower heads during mid-gestation are more likely to be diagnosed with autism during childhood. The head develo…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: High-Risk Gene for Neurodevelopmental Disorders Linked to Sleep Problems
A genetic mutation linked to autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders was associated with marked sleep disorders in fruit fly models. The findings add to the evidence that sleep disruptions are linked to early neurodevelopmental processes.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain Activity Can Reveal the Severity of Autistic Traits
A new mathematical approach is able to predict the severity of autism traits from brain activity data.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: ‘Hidden Biological Link’ Among Autism Genes Revealed
Study reveals the disruptions in prenatal neurogenesis can increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder. Findings also reveal estrogen can protect against the disruption of neurogenesis and steer the embryonic brain on the course of normal development.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Forming sound memories: Autism gene plays key aspect in birdsong
Inactivating a gene associated with ASD in young songbirds prevents them from forming memories to actively reproduce their fathers’ songs.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Defects in Mitochondria May Lead to Autism
Mitochondrial defects in brain cells may be a cause of autism spectrum disorder, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: LSD May Offer Viable Treatment for Certain Mental Disorders
LSD increases social behaviors by activating 5-HTPA serotonin receptors and AMPA receptors in the prefrontal cortex, and the mTORC1 protein. Activating all three factors promoted social interactions. The findings suggest supervised LSD microdosing may …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Biomarkers in Mother’s Plasma Predict a Type of Autism in Offspring With 100% Accuracy
Using machine learning, researchers have identified patterns of maternal autoantibodies in the blood plasma of pregnant women that were highly associated with autism and the severity of symptoms in offspring.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Prenatal BPA Exposure May Contribute to the Male Bias of ASD
Exposure to BPA during the gestational period leads to decreased neural viability and neural density in the hippocampus of male offspring. Additionally, exposure led to the dysregulation of ASD-related genes in the hippocampus. Findings suggest BPA may…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Mothers of Children With Autism Found to Have Significantly Different Metabolite Levels
Two to five years after birth, mothers of children on the autism spectrum have several significantly different metabolite levels than mothers of typically developing children.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Cats May Help Increase Empathy and Decrease Anxiety for Kids With Autism
Cats may help increase empathy while reducing symptoms of separation anxiety in children with autism, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Autism Theory 25 Years in the Making
New autism theory is consistent with the current science on the genetics of the disorder but shifts the focus to the positive traits of ASD and historical events that altered the prevalence of autism in society.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Clinical Criteria for Diagnosing Autism Inadequate for People With Genetic Conditions
People with one of four genetic disorders express symptoms associated with autism, although they do not meet the criteria for ASD diagnosis.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Diversity and Severity of Autism Symptoms Linked to Mutation Locations
The severity of autism symptoms depends on which specific functional unit within a gene is the target of the mutation.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Big Brains and White Matter: New Clues About Autism Subtypes
Two new studies shed light on brain development and changes in ASD. Researchers found the development of white matter tracts in the brain was linked to the severity of autism symptoms. Additionally, larger brain size at age 3 was linked to a larger bra…
