IMFAR 2011
Budget cuts hit autism research
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Cuts to the National Institutes of Health budget affect both investigators who have existing grants — which will receive one percent less than in 2010 — and those applying for funding.
NEWS
International Meeting for Autism Research 2011
IMFAR 2011
Despite reasoning skills, Asperger boys struggle to focus
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Teenage boys with Asperger syndrome with higher-than-average scores on tests of abstract reasoning fare worse than controls on short-term memory and ability to filter out distractions.
IMFAR 2011
Language gene mouse model could help test autism drugs
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Mice lacking CNTNAP2, a gene linked to autism and language impairment, show behaviors and brain abnormalities that reflect those seen in people with disorder, according to new findings presented Thursday at the International Meeting for Autism Research in San Diego.
IMFAR 2011
Brain overgrowth may drive early symptoms of autism
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Long bundles of neurons that connect key regions in the brain develop abnormally in the first year of life in children with autism, according to new findings presented Friday at the International Meeting for Autism Research in San Diego.
May 2011
