Research by Topic: Drexel University

Podcast: What is true for males is not true for females

Published February 26, 2018

On this week’s podcast, Dr. Alycia Halladay focuses in on the Extreme Male Brain Theory of Autism. Amazingly, fetal testosterone levels are reflected in the length of the 2nd and 4th fingers and can be measured as a reflection of testosterone levels during pregnancy. But what may be true for one sex, may not be […]

Filed under: CDC, Drexel University, featured, finger length, podcast, sex differences, symptoms, Testosterone

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Anne Roux receives latest Research Accelerator Grant

Published December 14, 2017

We are proud to announce Anne Roux of the AJ Drexel Autism Institute as the recipient of our latest Research Accelerator Grant. Ms. Roux’s research, currently funded by the Organization for Autism Research, focuses on the study of how the use of vocational rehabilitation services influences employment outcomes on a state by state level for […]

Filed under: accelerator, Anne Roux, Autism, Drexel University, featured, grant

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An old exposure, PCB, shows ties to autism

Published August 29, 2016

PCB’s, or Polychlorinated biphenyls is  a group of over 200 different manufactured chemicals which stopped being used decades ago.  However, they don’t break down and widespread pollution of these chemicals means that they are still all over the environment and we continue to be exposed to them.  This week, Dr. Kristen Lyall from Drexel University showed […]

Filed under: Autism, Drexel University, exposure, featured, PCB, pollution, toxicant

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