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Can brain scans help personalize autism therapies and supports? … Yung-Jui (Daniel) Yang is a social neuroscientist of the Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute at George Washington University. An Autism Speaks Meixner Postdoctoral Fellowship in Translational Research supported the research Dr. Yang describes here. …
Autism researchers Coyle, Lord and State win international honors… Autism Speaks is pleased to see three leaders in autism research honored with the National Academy of Medicine’s 2017 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental …
World’s largest autism genome databank adds more than 2,000 sequences… Today, the Autism Speaks MSSNG team announced the upload of an additional 2,030 fully sequenced genomes to the project’s cloud-based databank – making it the world’s largest whole genome resource for autism research, with more than 7,000 genomes from individuals affected by autism and their family members. “To provide …
Whole genome sequencing reveals new type of genetic influence on autism… used the power of whole genome sequencing to discover a previously hidden type of genetic change associated with autism. They also discovered that these rare structural variations are inherited almost exclusively from fathers – for … today in the journal Science. “These unexpected findings broaden our appreciation for the enormous diversity of ways that autism develops, and in doing so, hold promise for the development of personalized therapies and services,” says Autism …
Why is brain tissue donation vital to advancing autism treatment?… This week’s “Got Questions?” response is from Autism Speaks Senior Director for Environmental and Clinical Sciences Alycia Halladay. I read about BrainNet and your new push to increase postmortem brain donations. Why? What has brain tissue research done for the autism community? Thanks for the important question. As you know, Autism Speaks helped launch BrainNet to advance the …
Autism Speaks funds promising new treatment and diagnostic studies … Autism Speaks is pleased to announce more than $1.6 million in grants for three promising research projects that will each … span three years. The first study will rigorously test a new personalized intervention program for curbing the dangerous autism-related behavior of wandering , or bolting, from safe and supervised places. Psychologist Mindy Scheithauer, of Emory …
Study links nervous system imbalances to depression in children with autism… Building on what experts know about how the nervous system affects depression and mental health conditions in autism, researchers studying brain activity found that imbalances in the nervous system can predict depression in autistic … sleep, is linked to depression in the general population, but the link is not well understood. About half of people with autism also have mental health conditions, including depression and anxiety . Researchers from Vanderbilt University looked …
Autism Speaks Appoints Kelli Seely Chief Marketing Officer… (New York, NY) – May 16, 2022 - Autism Speaks, the nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting solutions for people with autism across the spectrum and throughout the life span, today announced that Kelli Seely has been named Chief Marketing …
Autism Speaks partner DNAstack is named 2023 Company of the Year… Autism Speaks congratulates our partner DNAstack on their recent recognition as the 2023 Life Science Company of the Year by … search and analyze data from partnering organizations. In collaboration with Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster , Autism Speaks, Autism Speaks Canada and a consortium of research and healthcare institutions, DNAstack is powering the …
New Mexico passes landmark legislation for autism insurance coverage… In celebration of World Autism Awareness Day, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed landmark autism insurance legislation. Joined by members of the autism community, Governor Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 322 which …