Archive for June, 2009



More Gene Mutations Connected To Autism Risk (redOrbit)

Saturday 27 June 2009 @ 9:06 am

More pieces in the complex autism inheritance puzzle are emerging in the latest study from a research team including geneticists from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and several collaborating institutions.

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Gene linked to causes of autism (BBC News)

Saturday 27 June 2009 @ 9:06 am

Abnormalities in a gene important for learning and memory are identified as a cause of autism, according to medical researchers.

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More Gene Mutations Linked to Autism Risk (redOrbit)

Saturday 27 June 2009 @ 9:06 am

–Combination of Inherited and New Genetic Mutations Acting Together– PHILADELPHIA, June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — More pieces in the complex autism inheritance puzzle are emerging in the latest study from a research team including geneticists from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and several collaborating institutions.

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AMA Rejects Call for More Research on Vaccine Link to Autism, Reaffirms Immunization Policies (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Saturday 27 June 2009 @ 9:06 am

There’s no need for more research into a possible link between vaccines and autism. But there is a continuing need for support of ongoing research into the true etiology of autism and its treatment. And physicians should continue to take a lead role in extolling the benefits of vaccines to health policymakers and the public.

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Gene mutations, autism risk linked (UPI)

Saturday 27 June 2009 @ 9:06 am

PHILADELPHIA, June 26 (UPI) — U.S. researchers say they identified 27 different genetic regions where missing or extra DNA segments were found in children with autism syndrome disorders.

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Further Gene Mutations Linked To Autism Risk (Medical News Today)

Saturday 27 June 2009 @ 7:06 am

Pieces in the complex autism inheritance puzzle are emerging in the latest study from a research team including geneticists from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

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Autism Trial Gives Parents, Researchers Hope (WLKY Louisville)

Saturday 27 June 2009 @ 6:06 am

Researchers at the University of Louisville got the attention of the National Institutes of Health and an almost $1 million grant for a groundbreaking clinical trail for autism.

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Autism not a barrier to Piccarreto’s graduation (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

Saturday 27 June 2009 @ 6:06 am

Sixteen years after learning her son James has autism, Carla Piccarreto can finally cry.

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National Autism Association Teams Up With 12 Organizations To End Abusive Restraint And Seclusion In Schools (Medical News Today)

Saturday 27 June 2009 @ 6:06 am

The National Autism Association (NAA) along with 12 other organizations launched a campaign this week to spur letter writing and raise awareness about dangerous restraint and seclusion practices in schools.

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Autism is topic for two-day Lee University symposium (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

Thursday 25 June 2009 @ 8:06 am

As a growing number of families in Cleveland and across the nation are facing a loved one’s diagnosis of autism, a symposium at Lee University aims to arm caregivers and educators will tools to cope with the complex condition.

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