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Autism

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Puberty Triggers Brain Rewiring in Genetic Condition Tied to Autism

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Multilingualism Offers Unexpected Benefits for Children with Autism

In this study, researchers used positron emission tomography and a special tracer to study the relationship between the distribution of an important neuronal receptor (AMPA) and the occurrence and severity of different psychiatric disorders.

Breakthrough Brain Imaging Technique Reveals New Insights into Psychiatric Disorders

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Dungeons and Dragons Empowers Autistic Players, Study Finds

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Association found between exposure to plastics and autism in boys

A cross-section of the somatosensory cortex in a young mouse brain. A key receptor protein named mGluR1 (green) is necessary to prime sensory circuits early in life, affecting how the mouse senses the world through touch.

Brain Protein Discovery Could Lead to New Autism Treatments

A section of a mouse juvenile brain (cerebral cortex) showing cell nuclei (blue), microglia (red) and the activation of a specific gene called Hes1 (white).

Harvard Study Reveals Maternal Immune Response Impacts Fetal Brain Development, Linked to Autism Risk

CSF normally flows continuously throughout the extra-axial and perivascular spaces, where it filters out inflammatory proteins, before draining efficiently from the extra-axial space. Credit: Dea Garic & Mark Shen.

Enlarged Spaces in Infant Brains Linked to Higher Risk of Autism, Sleep Problems

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New genetic clues uncovered in largest study of families with multiple children with autism

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Higher Number of Undiagnosed Autistic Individuals in England Revealed by Study

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Positive Outcomes for Late Autism Diagnosis, Study Shows

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Search is on for ‘super memorisers’ to help scientists unlock the secrets of memory

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Common insecticide tied to neurodevelopmental disorders

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Common ear, nose, and throat issues in pre-schoolers may be linked to later autism risk

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