Associate Professor Masato Yoshizawa conducting research in the Isabella Aiona Abbott Life Sciences Building. Stereotypic repetitive behaviors are common in people with autism. They include body rocking, toe tapping, hand flapping, spinning objects and more, and are generally observed when people are under stress and/or having carbohydrate-rich meals, according to the latest research. A new … Read more
AUSTIN (KXAN) – A team of researchers say they have observed a link between autism diagnosis in boys and their mothers drinking at least one diet soda daily or consuming an equivalent amount of the sweetener aspartame during pregnancy or while breastfeeding, according to a new study. In the study, the researchers at the University … Read more
Male fruit flies don’t usually like each other. Socially, they reject their fellow males and zero in on the females they discern via chemical receptors – or so scientists thought. New research from Cornell University biologists suggests the fruit fly’s visual system, not just chemical receptors, are deeply involved with their social behaviors. The work … Read more
Two distinct neurodevelopmental abnormalities that arise just weeks after the start of brain development have been associated with the emergence of autism spectrum disorder, according to a new Yale-led study in which researchers developed brain organoids from the stem cells of boys diagnosed with the disorder. And, researchers say, the specific abnormalities seem to be … Read more