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Shrinking brains
By Emily SingerLong-term treatment with antipsychotic drugs and mood stabilizers can change the structure of the brain.
Personalizing medicine
By Emily SingerA pilot project highlights how adult stem cells could be used to test and select personalized therapies.
Biased search
By Virginia HughesPublication bias is making antidepressants look like a better option for treating autism than they really are, according to a study published last week in Pediatrics.
Why oh Y
By Virginia HughesNew research on children with extra sex chromosomes points to the Y chromosome's role in autism.
Rate debate
By Emily SingerDo rising rates of autism point to a true increase in prevalence or simply reflect a growing awareness and thus diagnosis of the disorder?
New diagnostic
By Emily SingerParents searching for a genetic diagnosis for their child with autism now have a new option: a test that analyzes 62 different genes linked to syndromic autism, meaning cases of the disorder caused by mutation of a single gene.
Maternal obesity
By Emily SingerA new study, published in the journal Pediatrics, made headlines this week by suggesting that motherhood obesity may increase the risk of autism in children.
Tracing touch
By Emily SingerPeople with autism have a different brain response to different textures, according to a study that is part of a growing effort to measure the sensory difficulties associated with the disorder.
Genetics first
By John SpiroLaunched in September 2010, the Simons Variation in Individuals Project takes a ‘genetics first’ approach to the study of autism by studying a large group of people with the same genetic event: deletion or duplication of the 16p11.2 chromosomal region.
Blocking bullies
By Emily SingerChildren with autism are bullied three times more than their typically developing siblings, according to research from the Interactive Autism Network.
