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Autistic mice act a lot like human patients
UCLA scientists have created a mouse model for autism that opens a window into the biological mechanisms that underlie the disease and offers a promising way to test new treatment approaches.
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Psychology professor studies structural basis for autism disorders
There is still much that is unknown about autism spectrum disorders, but a University of Nevada, Reno psychologist has added to the body of knowledge that researchers around the world are compiling to try to demystify, prevent ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 25, 2010 |
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Autism finding could lead to simple urine test for the condition
Children with autism have a different chemical fingerprint in their urine than non-autistic children, according to new research published tomorrow in the print edition of the Journal of Proteome Research.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 03, 2010 |
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New study confirms link between advanced maternal age and autism
Advanced maternal age is linked to a significantly elevated risk of having a child with autism, regardless of the father's age, according to an exhaustive study of all births in California during the 1990s by UC Davis Health ...
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Feb 08, 2010 |
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Ask the non-experts: Psychologists use non-expert student observers in autism research
Non-expert is not often a term that one would associate with scientific research, but it could become a new trend in psychology research. Some recent studies have begun to rely on non-expert students to observe and provide ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 21, 2010 |
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Researchers identify autism clusters in California
Researchers at UC Davis have identified 10 locations in California where the incidence of autism is higher than surrounding areas in the same region. Most of the areas, or clusters, are in locations where parents have higher-than-average ...
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Jan 05, 2010 |
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Toward a long-sought saliva test for autism
Researchers in Italy are reporting discovery of abnormal proteins in the saliva of autism patients that could eventually provide a clue for the molecular basis of this severe developmental disorder and could be used as a ...
Jan 12, 2009 |
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