Autism
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Two new autism detection methods are promising to offer clinicians objective diagnostic tools that are not based on subjective behavioral assessments. Both systems are in early stages of clinical verification but they enter a busy field of research into autism biomarkers.
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be a very difficult condition to diagnose, particularly in young children. Previously, we've seen technology intended to detect it by "reading" kids' faces. A new system, however, also gets children to read the faces of others.
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Two studies are shedding light on the links between the gut, the brain, and autism. The research reveals how gut problems can be triggered by the same gene mutations associated with autism, and a study shows how a fecal transplant from humans with autism can promote autism-like behaviors in mice.
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ScienceTwo studies are suggesting modulating activity of the hormone vasopressin may help treat the social impairments associated with autism. The two trials use different approaches but some experts are suggesting it is too early to conclude these hormones would be beneficial to all autistic subjects.
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A study is underway investigating cannabis as a treatment for behavioral problems in intellectually disabled children. It's hoped the research will move into larger clinical trials following anecdotal reports that medicinal cannabis can reduce incidents of aggression and self-harm in children.
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Scientiists continue to uncover new connections between the gut microbiome and human health. Another example of this are the emerging ties between gut health and autism, with an exciting new study demonstrating how fecal transplants can dramatically reduce its symptoms in the long term.
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A new study has further dispelled the myth of a link between the MMR vaccine and the onset of autism. Following over half a million children for more than a decade, the research found the MMR vaccine does not trigger autism, even in children with high specific autism risk factors.
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ScienceA new study has proposed a novel strategy to help autistic individuals improve their ability to process visual information. Mice, engineered with autistic characteristics, were genetically altered to improve their visual and sensory learning abilities.
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ScienceAs final trials move to establish MDMA-assisted psychotherapy as a legal clinical treatment, a new study has recently been published demonstrating the results of the world’s first clinical trial for another, albeit more controversial, application – treating severe social anxiety in autistic adults.
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A Yale University study has found that children with autism spectrum disorder can significantly improve social communication skills after just one month of daily interventions with an autonomous social robot.
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ScienceA new study is offering an exciting new clue into the origins of autism spectrum disorder finding a single dysfunctional protein may be responsible for coordinating expression in all the genes that are known to result in autism susceptibility.
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A large study from researchers at Kaiser Permanente has shown prenatal Tdap vaccinations do not in any way increase a child’s risk for developing autism, adding even further weight to the massive body of scientific evidence refuting this modern misconception.
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