Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Autism is associated with zinc deficiency in early development — now a study links the two

December 6, 2018

Frontiers in Neuroscience: Researchers have discovered a mechanistic link between zinc, autism risk genes and abnormal neuronal connections associated with autism spectrum disorders

Researchers have discovered a mechanistic link between zinc, risk genes and abnormal neuronal connections in autism; Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience [...]

Online information on vaccines and autism not always reliable

July 16, 2018

Information available online can provide unreliable information based on old, 'weak' scientific studies: Frontiers in Immunology

Up to 24% of websites analysed in different countries found to have a negative stance on vaccines: Frontiers in Immunology [...]

Brain disease: do pathological behaviors stem from faulty beliefs?

February 23, 2018

Neuroscience brain function disease Bayesian model

A promising model for understanding neurological and psychiatric disorders could help provide personalized treatments for patients: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience [...]

Newly revealed autism-related genes include genes involved in cancer

September 27, 2017

Researchers have identified new networks of related genes that may be involved in autism spectrum disorder, including those related to cancer, as described in Frontiers in Genetics. [...]

Google Glass app helps autistic children with social interactions

September 22, 2017

Wearable technology described in Frontiers in Robotics and AI can recognize conversational prompts and provide the user with suitable responses. [...]

Treating autism by targeting the gut

July 6, 2017

Therapies to change the bacteria in the gut, through diet, pro-and prebiotic supplements, faecal matter transplants or antibiotics, could treat autism. [...]

World Autism Awareness Day 2014

April 2, 2014

On World Autism Awareness Day (April 2) we present a selection of popular open-access articles on advances and theories into autism spectrum disorders (ASD) The Intense World [...]