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… 2017 Research findings Studies help explain link between autism, severe infection during pregnancy Mothers who … during pregnancy are at higher risk of having a child with autism. Two new studies from MIT and the University of … findings could offer a possible way to reduce the risk of autism, which would involve blocking the function of certain …

… findings How severe maternal inflammation can lead to autism-like behavior In 2010, a large study in Denmark found … while pregnant were much more likely to have a child with autism (even though the overall risk of delivering a child with autism remained low). Now research from MIT, the University …

… Findings Research finds potential mechanism linking autism, intestinal inflammation Moms infected during … in life, mouse study suggests Though many people with autism spectrum disorders also experience unusual … the fetal brain to alter circuit development, leading to autism-like behavioral symptoms in mouse models. The new …

… Social Interaction and Cognition in Mouse Models of Autism Spectrum Disorder Human chromosome 16p11.2 deletion … language, communication and socialization skills, and autism spectrum disorder or ASD. Research from the … deletion syndrome, including intellectual impairment and autism.” Growing knowledge about genetic mutations in people …

… Research Findings Study may explain how infections reduce autism symptoms For many years, some parents have noticed … “People have seen this phenomenon before [in people with autism], but it’s the kind of story that is hard to believe, … that could help to reduce some behavioral symptoms of autism or other neurological disorders, says Choi, who is …

… IDs important role for specific gene in 16p11.2 deletion autism In a new study of one of the most common genetic causes of autism, neuroscientists at MIT’s Picower Institute for … deletion syndrome . Accounting for up to 1 percent of autism cases, 16p11.2 deletion occurs in people who are …

… Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research Areas autism , neuroimmunology , cortex , proprioception , … mediated maternal immune activation and the development of autism-like behavioral abnormalities in offspring. The … and internal states depending on past experience. autism , neuroimmunology , cortex , proprioception , …

… a rare neurodevelopmental condition that often involves autism-like behaviors in patients. The new study, conducted … is implicated in a variety of brain diseases, including autism, epilepsy, schizophrenia, and depression. The … NS088538, MH104610, and MH085802); the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, the Simons Center for the Social …

… to Bear Lab graduate student Max Heinrich describe his autism research (white tee shirt). Image credit: David … David Stoppel and graduate student Max Heinrich study autism in mice modeling human genetic mutations. The … measurements, he doesn’t know whether he’s working with an autism model brain or a control brain. Such “blinding,” …

… cortex , plasticity , development , circuits , attention , autism spectrum disorders , Rett syndrome , organoids , … cortex , plasticity , development , circuits , attention , autism spectrum disorders , Rett syndrome , organoids , …