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MPFI scientist receives NIH's Pioneer Award

Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Scientific Director, Ryohei Yasuda, has received the National Institute of Health's Pioneer Award, which recognizes scientists who have demonstrated creativity and groundbreaking approaches in biomedical or behavioral science.

7 Oct 2015

Researchers use brain scans to reveal mechanisms behind cognitive control of thoughts

How does the brain determine which direction to let its thoughts fly? Looking for the mechanisms behind cognitive control of thought, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, University of California and United States Army Research Laboratory have used brain scans to shed new light on this question.

7 Oct 2015

Training ASD individuals by repetition actually harms learning ability

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) sometimes acquire a new behavior or skill only in a specific context, but they have difficulty transferring that learned skill or information to a new context.

6 Oct 2015

Songbirds may help researchers find cure for Huntington’s disease

Many neurological disorders can rob someone of the ability to speak clearly, causing them to stutter, mispronounce words, and struggle to put together coherent sentences. However, the molecular and neurological dysfunctions that cause these symptoms aren't well understood. Recent work at The Rockefeller University may give researchers a new tool to better study these vocal and speech impairments, particularly in Huntington's disease.

6 Oct 2015

Key neurotransmitter receptor may be a potential target for individualised Autism Spectrum Disorder treatment

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have uncovered a significant—and potentially treatable—relationship between a chemical that helps transmit signals in the brain and genetic mutations present in a subset of individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

5 Oct 2015

Vanderbilt study reveals benefits of theatre-based program in children with autism

Children with autism who participated in a 10-week, 40-hour, theatre-based program showed significant differences in social ability compared to a group of children with autism who did not participate, according to a Vanderbilt study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

1 Oct 2015

AMO Pharma raises $25 million in private equity financing

AMO Pharma Limited, a privately held biopharmaceutical company focusing on debilitating diseases with limited or no treatment options, announced today that the company has raised $25 million in private equity financing from Woodford Investment Management.

30 Sep 2015

Study explores how the human brain contributes to success

Discoveries about how the human brain contributes to our success - both as a species and as individuals - are among the first fruit of projects funded under the National Institutes of Health BRAIN Initiative program as well as the Human Connectome Project.

30 Sep 2015

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation announces recipients of NARSAD Young Investigator Grants

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced the award of its NARSAD Young Investigator Grants valued at more than $13 million to 191 of the world's most promising young scientists.

24 Sep 2015

Use of exergaming can improve physical and mental fitness among children with ASD

A study conducted by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston says games used for exercising can improve physical and mental fitness in children with autism spectrum disorders.

24 Sep 2015

New analysis shows rare gene mutations cause half of all ASD cases

A team led by researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) this week publishes in PNAS a new analysis of data on the genetics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

23 Sep 2015

Researchers receive $13 million NIH grant to develop new stem cell-based assays for studying autism

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $13 million grant over five years to develop and disseminate new stem cell-based technologies and assays for studying autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other mental health diseases to a consortium of researchers at the University of California, San Diego and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, working in tandem with leaders in the biotechnology sector.

23 Sep 2015

UCI scientists find potential biomarker for diagnosing certain forms of autism

By identifying a key signaling defect within a specific membrane structure in all cells, University of California, Irvine researchers believe, they have found both a possible reliable biomarker for diagnosing certain forms of autism and a potential therapeutic target.

22 Sep 2015

AgeneBio's HOPE4MCI Phase 3 trial receives support from NIH

AgeneBio, a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapeutics for unserved patients battling neurodegeneration, announced today that its HOPE4MCI Phase 3 clinical trial has received support from the National Institutes of Health.

15 Sep 2015

Innovative mouse study could lead to advances in understanding autism

They don't use gondolas or croon like Sinatra. But scientists have known for a long time that male mice belt out something like love songs to females when the time seems right to them.

14 Sep 2015

Interpregnancy intervals may increase autism risk, shows Kaiser Permanente study

Second-born children who are conceived sooner than two years or later than six years after the arrival of their older sibling have a substantially increased risk of autism spectrum disorders, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in the journal Pediatrics.

14 Sep 2015

UCLA-led initiative that aims to provide better care for children with autism gets $10 million grant

A UCLA-led initiative to provide better treatment for children with autism in under-served areas has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. The program aims to bring evidence-based research practices to communities throughout the U.S.

9 Sep 2015

Study: Men and women with autism perform differently on 'Reading the Mind in the Eyes' test

Scientists at the University of Cambridge University have published new results in the journal PLoS ONE from the largest ever study of people with autism taking the 'Reading the Mind in the Eyes' test.

7 Sep 2015

Simple checklist to help parents determine their children’s school environment

Grassroots Environmental Education, a science-based environmental health non-profit organization based in New York, has issued a simple three-point checklist for parents of school-age children to help them determine if their child's school environment is as healthy as it can be.

4 Sep 2015

New model of cognitive flexibility may help understand behavioral, neurological disorders

Cognitive flexibility is the ability to shift our thoughts and adapt our behavior to the changing environment. In other words, it's one's ability to disengage from a previous task and respond effectively to a new one.

4 Sep 2015

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Latest Autism News and Research

MPFI scientist receives NIH's Pioneer Award

Researchers use brain scans to reveal mechanisms behind cognitive control of thoughts

Training ASD individuals by repetition actually harms learning ability

Songbirds may help researchers find cure for Huntington’s disease

Key neurotransmitter receptor may be a potential target for individualised Autism Spectrum Disorder treatment

Vanderbilt study reveals benefits of theatre-based program in children with autism

AMO Pharma raises $25 million in private equity financing

Study explores how the human brain contributes to success

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation announces recipients of NARSAD Young Investigator Grants

Use of exergaming can improve physical and mental fitness among children with ASD

New analysis shows rare gene mutations cause half of all ASD cases

Researchers receive $13 million NIH grant to develop new stem cell-based assays for studying autism

UCI scientists find potential biomarker for diagnosing certain forms of autism

AgeneBio's HOPE4MCI Phase 3 trial receives support from NIH

Innovative mouse study could lead to advances in understanding autism

Interpregnancy intervals may increase autism risk, shows Kaiser Permanente study

UCLA-led initiative that aims to provide better care for children with autism gets $10 million grant

Study: Men and women with autism perform differently on 'Reading the Mind in the Eyes' test

Simple checklist to help parents determine their children’s school environment

New model of cognitive flexibility may help understand behavioral, neurological disorders

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