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Submitted by mrolison on June 19, 2012 - 14:40
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120619103618.htm
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Researchers at MIT use zebrafish to better understand the genetics of autism.
Submitted by mrolison on June 19, 2012 - 08:04
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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/roche-seaside-to-research-autism-treatments-2012-06-19?reflink=MW_news_stmp
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Roche and Seaside Therapeutics have entered an alliance to develop pharmacological treatments for autism spectrum disorders and Fragile X Syndrome.
Submitted by mrolison on June 14, 2012 - 08:03
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http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/246528.php
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Researchers at UCLA found that social skills interventions in teens with autism resulted in significant long-term improvements.
Submitted by mrolison on June 12, 2012 - 13:40
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
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New study using eye-tracking and event-related potentials from Children's Hospital Boston found that individuals with ASD showed atypical emotional face processing and reduced brain activation in response to emotions.
Submitted by mrolison on June 11, 2012 - 13:23
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http://articles.boston.com/2012-06-11/news/32177708_1_brain-bank-autism-research-freezer
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A freezer malfunction at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital has severely damaged one-third of the world’s largest collection of autism brain samples, potentially setting back research on the disorder by years, scientists say.
Submitted by mrolison on June 11, 2012 - 08:39
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Study from Vanderbilt University uses eye-tracking and visual event-related potentials to measure attention to changing facial features in infants at high-risk for developing autism.
Submitted by mrolison on June 8, 2012 - 10:28
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Researchers led by Dr. Ben Philpot, an ASF funded mentor, at UNC School of Medicine found that seizures in individuals with Angelman syndrome could be linked to an imbalance in brain cell activity. Angelman syndrome exhibits frequent comorbidity with autism spectrum disorders.
Submitted by mrolison on June 7, 2012 - 10:25
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22643237
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A new study from the University of South Australia and the University of Cambridge found that individuals with ASD had impairments in processing faces and acquiring new face representations for familiarity.
Submitted by mrolison on June 6, 2012 - 10:23
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22645399
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A new study from UC Santa Barbara found that teaching initiations in social intervention programs improved social engagement for school children with autism.
Submitted by mrolison on June 5, 2012 - 10:19
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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57435717-10391704/simple-head-lag-test-may-help-diagnose-autism-research-suggests/
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New study by Dr. Rebecca Landa of the Kennedy Krieger Institute suggests that "head lag" test might help diagnose autism.
