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Submitted by mrolison on June 26, 2012 - 08:36
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ASF President Alison Singer and Scientific Advisory Board member Dr. Eric London discuss the importance of post-mortem brain tissue for advancing autism research.
Submitted by mrolison on June 25, 2012 - 08:41
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22721594.1
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Vanderbilt University researchers examine oxytocin and serotonin systems as biomarkers for autism spectrum disorders.
Submitted by mrolison on June 22, 2012 - 10:27
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22682727.1
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Review from Yale examines the role of biological motion processing in autism.
Submitted by mrolison on June 21, 2012 - 11:49
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http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-06/uoc--usu061912.php
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UCLA researchers compare the genes of children with autism and their typically-developing siblings to better understand the role of gene expression in the development of autism.
Submitted by mrolison on June 19, 2012 - 14:40
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120619103618.htm
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Researchers at MIT use zebrafish to better understand the genetics of autism.
Submitted by mrolison on June 19, 2012 - 08:04
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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/roche-seaside-to-research-autism-treatments-2012-06-19?reflink=MW_news_stmp
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Roche and Seaside Therapeutics have entered an alliance to develop pharmacological treatments for autism spectrum disorders and Fragile X Syndrome.
Submitted by mrolison on June 14, 2012 - 08:03
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http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/246528.php
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Researchers at UCLA found that social skills interventions in teens with autism resulted in significant long-term improvements.
Submitted by mrolison on June 12, 2012 - 13:40
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
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New study using eye-tracking and event-related potentials from Children's Hospital Boston found that individuals with ASD showed atypical emotional face processing and reduced brain activation in response to emotions.
Submitted by mrolison on June 11, 2012 - 13:23
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http://articles.boston.com/2012-06-11/news/32177708_1_brain-bank-autism-research-freezer
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A freezer malfunction at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital has severely damaged one-third of the world’s largest collection of autism brain samples, potentially setting back research on the disorder by years, scientists say.
Submitted by mrolison on June 11, 2012 - 08:39
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Study from Vanderbilt University uses eye-tracking and visual event-related potentials to measure attention to changing facial features in infants at high-risk for developing autism.
