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Exercise fine-tunes brain’s connections, eases autism spectrum disorder in mouse model

A mouse model of autism has revealed how exercise changes the structure of the brain by eliminating the excess connections

Many mutations in DNA that contribute to disease are not in actual genes but instead lie in the 99% of

A study from Penn and CHOP found that when preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder hear their name, their neural patterns

Repetition can be useful if you’re trying to memorize a poem, master a guitar riff, or just cultivate good habits.

Diagnosing autism can take half a day or more of clinical observation, and that’s the quick part – often, families wait

In two studies funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and published in the Journal of Autism and

Researchers are discovering new ways to connect the mental developmental differences of autism spectrum disorder to physical differences in motor

Autism spectrum disorders ASDs are defined as developmental disorders mainly affecting social interaction and they can include a wide spectrum

Latest research shows that people who find social situations difficult tend to have similar brain responses to those with schizophrenia

Hundreds of minor genetic mutations start to form in the cells of an embryo after conception, some of these mutations