autism Archive
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New Drug Targets Found for Treatments of Autism
Posted on January 21, 2016 | No CommentsAre we now one step closer to developing effective treatments for autism? A new study by researchers in the University of California has found large […] -
Autism-like Symptoms Reversed by Sleeping Sickness Drug
Posted on January 25, 2015 | 3 CommentsResearchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine reported in the online journal ‘Molecular Autism’ that suranim, used for nearly a century as a drug […] -
Apoptosis or neural pruning: Distinct mechanisms for cell and axon-specific degeneration.
Posted on May 27, 2013 | No CommentsResearchers at the University of North Carolina have obtained evidence suggesting distinct neuronal pathways lead to either whole cell death via apoptosis or selective axon […] -
Link established between birthweight and autism
Posted on May 7, 2013 | No CommentsAn analysis of Swedish health records by researchers at the University of Manchester has demonstrated that both very small and very large babies exhibit a […] -
New Vaccine Could Help Control Autism-Associated Bacteria
Posted on April 29, 2013 | No CommentsScientists at the University of Guelph have announced the development of a new vaccine. The carbohydrate-based drug works against the gut bacteria Clostridium bolteae, which […] -
Girls are protected from autism!
Posted on February 25, 2013 | No CommentsA team of Boston and European scientists have found evidence for a “female protective effect” in autism that could explain why boys are at far […] -
Gut bacteria relieve autistic symptoms in mice
Posted on February 16, 2013 | 1 CommentA group of researchers from the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena has shown that mice showing autistic-like symptoms can benefit from being given bacteria […]