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Autism spectrum disorder

11/18/2018 / By Janine Acero

Study links autistic children back to mothers who had chronic respiratory ailments, inflammation during pregnancy

Clinical trials have shown an association between the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and maternal immune activation (MIA), an active immune response after an infectious exposure during pregnancy, but this study is the first one to examine its link to an increase in behavioral abnormalities in children. The connection between ASD and MIA is still largely […]

09/25/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Neuroscientists study neuroplasticity in tadpoles to learn how autism develops

Pollywogs are providing insight related to the development of autism in human children. In a Science Daily article, researchers reported that their study of neuroplasticity in tadpoles has uncovered the potential role played by certain proteins in how some autistic people process the feedback from their senses. Neuroplasticity is the life-long process where the brain […]

06/08/2018 / By Janine Acero

Children with autism appear to lose neurons related to social and emotional behavior as they age, study finds

Studies have shown that developing children gain more neurons in their brain’s amygdala – the region that regulates emotions and controls social behavior – as they grow older. However, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute found that this phenomenon does not happen in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and instead appear to lose the neurons […]

12/27/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

More research confirms: There is definitely a link between autism and mercury

As some people continue to deny that there is a link between autism spectrum disorder and mercury, a pair of new studies have now been added to the growing pile of evidence illustrating just how wrong they are. The research involved meta-analysis of studies investigating the link between mercury and autism spectrum disorder that were […]

05/09/2017 / By Russel Davis

Autism in girls linked to grandmothers who SMOKED during pregnancy reveals new research

A recent study revealed that grandmothers who smoked in their younger years may be passing on the habit’s negative effects to succeeding generations. According to the study, girls whose maternal grandmothers smoked during pregnancy were at an increased risk of developing autism spectrum disorder. As part of the research, a team of health care experts […]

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