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Spectrum: Autism Research News

Tag: alternative medicine

January 2015

‘Tooth Fairy’ works magic to unearth new autism genes

by  /  12 January 2015

By analyzing stem cells derived from baby teeth, researchers have tracked a child’s autism to mutations in a gene called TRPC6. The molecular saga highlights a painless way to probe the role some genes play in autism.

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November 2013

Training normalizes imaging patterns in autism brains

by  /  13 November 2013

A ‘neurofeedback’ training program featuring movies and video games may help erase certain abnormalities seen in brain scans of boys with autism, according to research presented Monday at the 2013 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego.

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March 2013

Dolphin trainer for a day

by  /  22 March 2013

In a virtual world, children with autism can become dolphin trainers, using gestures to elicit flips and leaps, and perhaps learning to communicate at the same time.

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December 2012

Autism alternatives

by  /  14 December 2012

More than one-quarter of children with autism receive some kind of complementary or alternative therapy, according to a large study published 1 November in Pediatrics.

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November 2012

Animal assistance

by  /  27 November 2012

There’s little rigorous evidence on whether animals help people with autism become more sociable, or which people with the disorder might benefit the most.

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February 2012

Documentary review: ‘Le Mur’ (‘The Wall’)

by  /  28 February 2012

The French documentary Le Mur (The Wall) shows that many psychoanalysts in France shun biological explanations for autism.

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November 2011

Fishy findings

by  /  29 November 2011

Supplements of omega-3 fatty acids, prime ingredients of fish oils, don’t improve symptoms in children with autism, according to a new review.

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October 2011
Color enhanced scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of different bacteria from a human fecal sample.

Poor metabolism of sugars fuels gut woes in autism

by  /  13 October 2011

Children with autism who suffer from severe gastrointestinal problems show markedly lower-than-normal levels of enzymes needed to digest complex sugars, and of transporters that allow simple sugars to be absorbed into the blood.

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July 2011

Weak waves

by  /  22 July 2011

Neurofeedback studies showing improvement in symptoms in people with autism are deeply flawed, according to a new review.

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June 2011

Genetic roadmap

by  /  28 June 2011

Sequencing an individual’s entire genome may be the key to tailoring treatments for heterogeneous disorders, suggests a study published 15 June in Science Translational Medicine.

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