Some mutations tied to autism may be passed down from fathers
Some children with autism carry rare mutations in DNA segments that flank genes and control their...
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The latest research, clinical and policy news from the Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute (ANDI) and its affiliated faculty.
Top autism gene may alter sensory perception
An unusual brain response to sound may distinguish children with mutations in SCN2A, a leading...
Loss of autism gene makes mice sensitive to pain
Mice lacking CNTNAP2, a gene strongly linked to autism, are acutely sensitive to pain, according...
In autism, brain’s emotion hub begins with too many cells
The amygdala, a brain region that governs emotions, may contain an unusually high number of neurons in...
The next installment of the ANDI lecture series will be held on April 12 at 2121 H Street NW, Room...
Autistic Brains Function Oppositely to Psychotic Ones
According to the diametric model of mental illness, superficially similar social deficits in ...
Autism: Anti-cancer drug may improve social behavior
New research led by the State University of New York at Buffalo suggests that an anti-cancer drug may...
Sensory aspects of speech linked to language issues in autism
Children with autism pay just as much attention to speech that doesn’t match lip movements as to speech...
Flurry of studies hint at folic acid’s protective role in autism
Folic acid, a B vitamin, may lower autism risk and ease features of the condition, according to...
Autism genes abound in DNA regions involved in learning
The same processes that enable the brain to store new memories may also control many autism genes, a new...
The next installment of the ANDI lecture series will be held on March 1st at 2121 H Street NW, Room B114 from 11am to 12pm
Autism shares brain signature with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
Gene expression patterns in the brains of people with autism are similar to those of people who have...
ANDI Lecture Series: February 15
The next installment of the ANDI lecture series will be held on February 15th at District...
Duplication of DNA on chromosome 7 increases risk of autism
Roughly one in five children who has an extra piece of chromosome 7 also meets the criteria for an...
Variant analysis may vastly underestimate heritability of autism behaviors
An analysis of DNA variants suggests the heritability of childhood behavior problems, including autism...