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Genetics plays outsized role in autism, large study shows
Autism is more heritable than anorexia, alcohol dependence, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder, according to an analysis of data from nearly 4.5 million people.
Siblings of children with autism have social, emotional problems
Even typical siblings of children with autism tend to struggle with anxiety, depression and social difficulties, according to a large new analysis.
Overlap in traits of autism, attention deficit persists into adulthood
Traits linked to autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) tend to co-occur even in adulthood, according to one of the first studies of the traits in that age group.
Study links subset of genetic variants to autism, intellectual disability
Genetic variants across the genome contribute to about 8 percent of the risk for certain developmental conditions — much more than previously thought, according to a study published last week
Control of gene expression alters impact of autism mutations
Whether a mutation is harmful, and how harmful it is, depends on what other genetic variants an individual carries.
Molecular master may stifle assembly of many autism proteins
The protein CPEB4 may serve as a ‘master regulator’ of many of the hundreds of genes linked to autism, according to a new study.
Some conditions tend to accompany autism in pairs
Children with autism are more likely to have both sleep problems and constipation than would be expected based on the prevalence of each of those conditions.
GW's Atypical Student Society to hold its first meeting
During our ANDI Ice Cream Social last spring, we were fortunate to meet AJ Link, a 2nd year law student at GW.
A blood test for autism? Not so fast, experts say
A new study suggests that its results could lead to a simple test for autism, but statisticians say the test could not be used to screen for the condition in the general population.
The link between antidepressants and autism, explained
Among the many things a woman is supposed to avoid when pregnant are antidepressants, particularly a subtype of the drugs that some studies have linked to an increased risk of autism and attention
Autism’s sex bias may originate in brain’s immune cells
Two of the most reliable risk factors for autism are being male and being exposed to inflammation in the womb.
Proposed revisions to global diagnostic manual for autism raise concerns
The proposed new version of the global manual for diagnosing medical conditions gets many things right about autism — but some items diverge from the manual’s American counterpart and a
Study quantifies prevalence of autism in India
About 1 in 100 children in India under age 10 has autism, and nearly 1 in 8 has at least one neurodevelopmental condition.
Complications during pregnancy may contribute to autism risk
High blood pressure or abnormal bleeding during pregnancy, as well as complications such as cesarean delivery or preterm birth, may all increase the risk of autism, two new studies suggest.
Mutant flies reveal key gene interactions within autism deletion
The absence of several interacting genes underlies the developmental problems seen in people missing a segment of chromosome 16, a new study in fruit flies suggests.
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