XenoPort Announces Presentation Of Preclinical Data For Acamprosate Prodrug At Fragile X Syndrome Conference
XenoPort, Inc. (Nasdaq:XNPT) announced that it has discovered a novel prodrug that has the potential to improve significantly the blood concentration of acamprosate compared with the currently approved formulation of acamprosate.
New Survey By Enzymedica Links Autism & Digestion, Suggests Successful Strategies
Autism is the fastest growing developmental disorder in the world. With 1 child in 91 facing the disorder, the diagnosis is more common than pediatric cancer, diabetes, and AIDS combined. Autism and Digestion: The Surprising Link A new survey by Enzymedica and the Enzyme Research Group (ERG), links autism and digestive problems, and suggests diet modification and dietary supplements as successful tools for families facing the diagnosis.
Leading Researchers To Share New Treatments At Fragile X International Conference
Accelerated research findings leading to potentially significant new treatments for fragile X syndrome (FXS) will be presented to nearly 1,000 family members and professionals at the 12th International Fragile X Conference in Dearborn July 21-25.
Autism Detected In Unique Vocal Signature Of Baby Talk
Using a new type of “vocal signature” technology that focuses on sound patterns rather than words in child vocalizations and baby talk, researchers in the US say they have proved in principle that it is possible to screen for autism spectrum disorders in young children; they also hope the new method will greatly enhance the study of language development because it can collect day-long recordings in children’s natural environments and automatically analyze the sound patterns considerably more cheaply and efficiently, compared to more traditional labor intensive methods.
Dietary Issues In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) can demonstrate feeding problems, food refusal, and limited food preferences from infancy, but energy intake and growth are not affected. In the study, “Feeding Symptoms, Dietary Patterns, and Growth in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders,” published in the August print issue of Pediatrics (published online July 19), the feeding and dietary patterns of 79 children with ASD were compared with 12,901 controls.
New Technology Reveals A Unique Vocal Signature In Autism
A new automated vocal analysis technology could fundamentally change the study of language development as well as the screening for autism spectrum disorders and language delay, reports a study in the July 19 online Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Early Feeding Problems Hint at Autism (CME/CE)
Feeding problems are evident among children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) from infancy, researchers found. Compared with children without ASDs, those ultimately diagnosed with an ASD were more likely to be slow eaters by 6 months,
Closer To A Treatment For Autism
Rubicon winner Dalila Pinto discovered a copying error in the DNA of trial subjects who suffered from autism or a similar condition. Some segments of their DNA were copied either once too often or missed out of the copying process.
Autism-Related Study Discovers How Drug Interferes With Neuronal Cell Function
A York University study has shown for the first time how the drug misoprostol, which has been linked to neurodevelopmental defects associated with autism, interferes with neuronal cell function.
Pharma companies set their sights on autism
A decade of research on the biology of autism, combined with a steady rise in diagnoses, has finally piqued the pharmaceutical industry’s interest in developing drugs for the disorder.