9th November, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Children with autism have more brain cells and heavier brains compared to typically developing children, according to researchers. The small, preliminary study provides direct evidence for possible prenatal causes of autism. Read More
7th November, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Kenzaburo Oe is a Japanese writer made famous in 1994 for winning the Nobel Prize in literature for work that “with poetic force creates an imagined world, where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today.” He is also known as something else: the father of a son with serious » Read More
4th November, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Autism spectrum disorder affects about one in 100 children resulting in a range of problems in language, communication and understanding other people’s emotional cues, all of which can lead to difficulties in social situations. New research used genome wide association study data to find a variation in the gene for transducin beta-like 1X-linked (TBL1X) which » Read More
3rd November, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
We must stop considering the different brain structure of autistic individuals to be a deficiency, as research reveals that many autistics — not just “savants” — have qualities and abilities that may exceed those of people who do not have the condition, according to a provocative new article. Read More
1st November, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
In 2009, the DNA alphabet expanded. Scientists discovered that an extra letter or “sixth nucleotide” was surprisingly abundant in DNA from stem cells and brain cells. Now, researchers have mapped the patterns formed by that letter in the brains of mice, observing how its pattern of distribution in the genome changes during development and aging. Read More
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