Curemark To Present At BioPharm America™ 2010
Curemark, LLC, a drug research and development company focused on the treatment of neurological diseases, will present at BioPharm America™ 2010, to be held September 15-17 in Boston at the Marriott Boston Copley Place, the company announced.
Autism Research Finds Empirical Link Between Multisensory Integration And Autism
A new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has provided concrete evidence that children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) process sensory information such as sound, touch and vision differently than typically developing children.
Children with autism spectrum disorders are slower at integrating various types of sensory information than those with a more typical development, researchers reported. The finding — based on recordings of electrical activity in the brain
Developmental Problems, Some Exist In The Genes
Everyone is special in their own unique way. From a genetic point of view, no two humans are genetically identical. This means that DNA for each individual contains variants that are more or less common in the overall population.
New Brain Scan Diagnoses Autism In Adults
UK scientists have developed a new type of brain scan that only takes 15 minutes and can diagnose autism in adults with over 90 per cent accuracy: they hope to develop it so it can be used to screen children for autism spectrum disorders.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) can’t be recommended for treating autism in children or adults at this point, according to a Cochrane review. The antidepressants have shown emerging evidence of harm without any benefit in pediatric
Relatives Of Individuals With Autism Tend To Display Abnormal Eye Movements
Abnormal eye movements and other sensorimotor and neurobehavioral impairments appear common in unaffected family members of individuals with autism, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Autism And Antidepressants, No Compelling Evidence That It Helps
Based on current evidence, the commonly practiced therapy of prescribing antidepressants to people with autistic spectrum disorders cannot be recommended, according to a new study by Cochrane researchers.
Study Aims To Uncover Source Of Sensory Problems In Autism
The way the brain reacts differently to the sense of touch in people with Autism will be examined as part of an innovative Cardiff University study designed to create better understanding of the condition.