Autism

Vitamin D linked to autism prevention

Posted in Medicine on 20th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

Vitamin D plays important role in the development, and prevention, of autism, researchers at the Queensland Brain Institute, UQ have found.

Brain network connections may underlie social behavior linked to autism

Posted in Medicine on 20th Feb, 2017
by Alex Muller

Multicenter research effort may help identify autism risk earlier in life.

Autism may be detectable in the brain long before the symptoms appear

Posted in Medicine on 16th Feb, 2017
by Alex Muller

Brain scans can detect autism long before any symptoms start to emerge, say scientists.

A Simple Phone Game Could Diagnose Autism

Posted in Software on 28th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

They aim to diagnose autism with a simple game played on a phone or tablet. In a recent study, they took a significant stride towards reaching that goal.

Neurons grown from stem cells in a dish reveal clues about autism

Posted in Science on 11th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller

Neurons grown from stem cells in a dish reveal clues about autism.