Adding to the growing body of evidence that autism begins before birth, researchers from the San Diego School of Medicine at the University of California have discovered that mutations that cause autism in children are connected to a pathway that regulates brain development. Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a developmental disorder that manifests […] More
The causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are myriad and complex. However, because the disorder tends to run in families, researchers previously thought that the genes could be inherited. However, a new largest-ever autism genome study reveals that most siblings with ASD have different autism-linked genes. ASD is a developmental disorder that manifests during the […] More
A study published Sunday in Nature Genetics has found that genetics plays a bigger role in autism than environmental factors. According to researchers, 52% of autism risk comes from common genes while only 2.6% have been attributed to spontaneous mutations. The study also found that only part of those spontaneous mutations were brought about by […] More
Physical aggression in toddlers develops more as a result of genetic rather than environmental factors, suggests a new study from researchers at the University of Montreal and CHU Sainte-Justine Hospital in Montreal, Canada as published in the journal Psychological Medicine. A research team led by Eric Lacourse of the University of Montreal studied 667 pairs […] More
