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Autism Spectrum Disorders
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PsychBriefs: January 6-12, 2008 Our weekly wrap-up of news, interesting research, and noteworthy happenings in the worlds of psychiatry, psychology, and social work. Continue reading PsychBriefs: January 6-12, 2008
Autism Linked to Brain Overgrowth in First Year of Life Brain overgrowth between the ages of six and twelve months may may contribute to the development of autism, suggests research presented at last week's American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Continue reading Autism Linked to Brain Overgrowth in First Year of Life
High Testosterone Levels in the Womb May Cause Autism An eight-year study by British researchers has linked high levels of testosterone in the womb to increased incidence of autistic traits later in life. Dr. Simon Baron Cohen, the director of the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge Universi... Continue reading High Testosterone Levels in the Womb May Cause Autism
PsychBriefs: April 28-May 4, 2007 Our weekly wrap-up of news, interesting research, and noteworthy happenings in the worlds of psychiatry, psychology, and social work. This week: April 28-May 4, 2007. Mentally Ill Die 25 Years Earlier People treated for serious mental illness in public sys... Continue reading PsychBriefs: April 28-May 4, 2007
Autism Genome Project Indentifies New Genetic Links An international research project analyzing DNA samples from 1,168 families with two or more children with autism has located two possible sites linked to the development of the disorder: a "previously unsuspected" region of chromosome 11 and the deletion o... Continue reading Autism Genome Project Indentifies New Genetic Links
Antipsychotic Drugs May Also Help Autism Second generation antipsychotics are in the news yet again: Just weeks after quetiapine was found to aid recovering anorexics, risperidone has been shown helpful in treating some symptoms of autism spectrum disorders according to a review of three randomize... Continue reading Antipsychotic Drugs May Also Help Autism
Oxytocin to Treat Autism Symptoms? Researchers from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine are experimenting with oxytocin, a hormone tied to social cognition, to treat symptoms of autism. Adults with autism and Asperger's syndrome received intravenous doses of either oxytocin or a saline placebo... Continue reading Oxytocin to Treat Autism Symptoms? |
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