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CHOP study: Children with specific gene variants may require higher doses of pain-control drugs

In the first genome-wide analysis of postsurgical pain in children, pediatric researchers identified variations in genes that affect a child's need for pain-control drugs. The findings suggest that at some point physicians may calibrate pain-medication dosages according to a child's individual genetic makeup.

2 Jul 2014

More music therapists needed in psychiatric health care, says researcher

Music can help those without the means to express themselves to communicate. There is a need for more music therapists in psychiatric health care, says researcher Karin Mössler at Uni Research in Bergen, Norway.

1 Jul 2014

UCSF researchers complete first Internet-based clinical trial for children with autism

UC San Francisco researchers have completed the first Internet-based clinical trial for children with autism, establishing it as a viable and cost effective method of conducting high-quality and rapid clinical trials in this population.

1 Jul 2014

Higher risk of psychiatric disorders found in children born to women with fertility problems

Children born to women with fertility problems have a higher risk of psychiatric disorders than naturally conceived children. The increase in risk was described as "modest" by researchers from Denmark, but was found to persist throughout childhood and into young adulthood.

30 Jun 2014

Autism Speaks awards more than $600,000 to scientists pursuing training in translational research

Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, today announced it has awarded more than $600,000 in funding for six promising scientists pursuing academic training in translational research.

28 Jun 2014

Autism Speaks awards new research grants to advance understanding of autism subtypes

Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, today announced the awarding of three new targeted research grants totaling more than $1 million.

28 Jun 2014

Web search trends increase during Autism Awareness Month

Autism Awareness Month each April brings blue lights and puzzle shapes out to shine in many communities - but does it actually lead to increased autism awareness? According to a new analysis of web search trends by researchers at Drexel University, it does appear to drive an increase in Google searches for autism - by a third over searches in March in recent years.

27 Jun 2014

FMM supports research project to investigate mitochondria-targeted therapeutic approach

The Foundation for Mitochondrial Medicine announced today that it is working with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research to support a research project led by Wolfdieter Springer, PhD, at the Department of Neuroscience at Mayo Clinic in Florida to investigate a mitochondria-targeted therapeutic approach to treating Parkinson's disease.

26 Jun 2014

Dental hygienists prepare to take increased responsibilities for oral health care

With opportunities to take increased responsibility for oral health care and to deliver care in a more comprehensive way, it's an exciting time in the profession of dental hygiene.

25 Jun 2014

MU researcher receives funding to study how to increase independence among youth with ASD

As of 2014, approximately one out of every 68 children born has an autism spectrum disorder, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

25 Jun 2014

Alcoholic liver disease: an interview with Dr Vinood Patel, University of Westminster

Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and also in the UK. As its name indicates this disease arises due to consuming excessive amounts of alcohol (80 g/day) over an extended period, normally 10-20 years.

24 Jun 2014

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Today's headlines include news about the latest report detailing problems at the VA.

24 Jun 2014

Researchers aim to accelerate development of brain mapping techniques

The California budget signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on June 20 creates a statewide research grants program called Cal-BRAIN, an initiative led by UC San Diego.

24 Jun 2014

Agricultural pesticides raise risk of autism in unborn children

Pregnant women who lived in close proximity to fields and farms where chemical pesticides were applied experienced a two-thirds increased risk of having a child with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental delay, a study by researchers with the UC Davis MIND Institute has found. The associations were stronger when the exposures occurred during the second and third trimesters of the women's pregnancies.

23 Jun 2014

Parents who have child with ASD are 1/3 third less likely to have more children

Parents who have a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are about one third less likely to have more children than families without an affected child, according to a study led by a UC San Francisco researcher.

19 Jun 2014

UT Southwestern launches regional brain tissue collection program

To promote greater understanding of autism, UT Southwestern Medical Center has launched a regional brain tissue collection program that will support research on this condition, which affects an estimated one in 68 children.

18 Jun 2014

Pig whipworm genome could lead to new treatment options for human diseases

New treatments for inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, diabetes and autism could be on the horizon, after a global University of Melbourne - lead study successfully mapped the genes of a parasitic worm in pigs.

18 Jun 2014

Single dose restores normal cellular signaling in mouse model of autism

In a further test of a novel theory that suggests autism is the consequence of abnormal cell communication, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that an almost century-old drug approved for treating sleeping sickness also restores normal cellular signaling in a mouse model of autism, reversing symptoms of the neurological disorder in animals that were the human biological age equivalent of 30 years old.

18 Jun 2014

Autistic-like behaviors linked with disruption of Adenomatous Polyposis Coli gene

Autistic-like behaviors and decreased cognitive ability may be associated with disruption of the function of the Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (APC) gene.

17 Jun 2014

Greenwood Genetic and Clemson receive first round of fund from SRHC

Seven research projects from Greenwood Genetic Center and Clemson University faculty were selected to receive the first round of funding provided by Self Regional Healthcare (SRHC).

16 Jun 2014

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Latest Autism News and Research

CHOP study: Children with specific gene variants may require higher doses of pain-control drugs

More music therapists needed in psychiatric health care, says researcher

UCSF researchers complete first Internet-based clinical trial for children with autism

Higher risk of psychiatric disorders found in children born to women with fertility problems

Autism Speaks awards more than $600,000 to scientists pursuing training in translational research

Autism Speaks awards new research grants to advance understanding of autism subtypes

Web search trends increase during Autism Awareness Month

FMM supports research project to investigate mitochondria-targeted therapeutic approach

Dental hygienists prepare to take increased responsibilities for oral health care

MU researcher receives funding to study how to increase independence among youth with ASD

Alcoholic liver disease: an interview with Dr Vinood Patel, University of Westminster

First Edition: June 24, 2014

Researchers aim to accelerate development of brain mapping techniques

Agricultural pesticides raise risk of autism in unborn children

Parents who have child with ASD are 1/3 third less likely to have more children

UT Southwestern launches regional brain tissue collection program

Pig whipworm genome could lead to new treatment options for human diseases

Single dose restores normal cellular signaling in mouse model of autism

Autistic-like behaviors linked with disruption of Adenomatous Polyposis Coli gene

Greenwood Genetic and Clemson receive first round of fund from SRHC

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