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Social attention shows sex difference in autism
Autistic boys and men are less attuned to social stimuli than autistic girls and women are, according to new unpublished work.
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Brain’s response to faces foretells social development in autistic people
A delayed brain response to viewing faces may predict lags in social-skill development in autistic people.
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Visual task flags autistic people who respond to GABA agonists
The investigational drug arbaclofen makes autistic people's brains respond to a visual task more like non-autistic people's brains do.
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Autism-linked protein screen reveals hundreds of new interactions
Researchers have uncovered more than 1,200 new protein-protein interactions involving proteins coded for by autism-linked genes.
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‘Neurons on a chip’ reveal patterns across autism-linked conditions
Activity patterns of neuronal networks link different genetic subtypes of autism that have similar traits, according to new unpublished research.
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Fetal brain scans may forecast autism traits in toddlers
Children with highly folded and curved brains in utero tend to show autism-linked behaviors at 18 months of age, according to a longitudinal brain-imaging study.
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Genes tied to autism, developmental delay, schizophrenia share functions
Many genes linked to autism, schizophrenia and neurodevelopmental delay regulate gene expression and support communication between neurons.
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Methodological issues plague studies of early autism interventions
Multiple types of bias and an overreliance on caregiver reports have clouded research on the effectiveness of early interventions for autism for nearly three decades.
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Infant siblings of autistic children miss language-learning clues
So-called ‘baby sibs’ watch adults’ faces just as much as children without autistic siblings do, but they don’t understand spoken language as well.
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Largest autism genetics analysis to date uncovers more high-confidence candidates
The largest-yet study of genetic data from autistic people has identified 255 genes associated with the condition.
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Maternal antibodies tied to autism bind to budding rat neurons
Certain antibodies may shape neurodevelopment by attaching to and invading new neurons in the brain.
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Autism-related conditions linked to altered visual perception
A test of binocular rivalry may distinguish between autism subtypes and help researchers screen the efficacy of certain drugs.
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Massive analysis scores genes’ sensitivity to mutations
Researchers have rated more than 17,000 genes, including many linked to autism and other neuropsychiatric conditions, according to their sensitivity to deletions and duplications.