According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one in every 59 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with autism, up from one in every 150 in 2000. They report that... Read more
Gold nanoparticles carried Cas9 enzyme into brain, editing receptor and lessening burying behavior Scientists have used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to lessen some autism symptoms in m... Read more
Using an epigenetic mechanism, romidepsin restored gene expression and alleviated social deficits in animal model of autism Of all the challenges that come with a diagnosis of auti... Read more
Measuring a set of proteins in the blood may enable earlier diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study from the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute at UT Sou... Read more
Small, randomized clinical trial reported measurable, but transient, benefits after single dose of suramin, highlighting novel causative theory and need for more, larger and longer... Read more
Big Data techniques find biomarkers for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) An algorithm based on levels of metabolites found in a blood sample can accurately predict whether a child is... Read more
Penn State scientists have discovered a novel drug target and have rescued functional deficits in human nerve cells derived from patients with Rett Syndrome, a severe form of autis... Read more
