A Rutgers professor studying the sense of touch and its role in movement, socialization and pain perception has been awarded a 2025 Sloan Research Fellowship.
Findings show significant increases in ADHD, anxiety and autism from 2019 to 2022, and links them to caregiver mental health. In 2022, caregivers with 鈥減oor鈥� mental health had 4.6 times higher odds of having a child with severe ADD/ADHD. The COVID-19 pandemic, which increased time spent together, revealed a strong link between severe childhood anxiety and lower caregiver mental health, suggesting lasting effects rather than temporary ones.
The EarliPoint Evaluation tool could help diagnose autism at a younger age, enabling earlier intervention.
Marcel P. Goldschen-Ohm, of the University of Texas at Austin, USA will be honored as the recipient of the Biophysical Journal Paper of the Year-Early Career Investigator Award at the 69th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, held February 15-19 in Los Angeles, California. This award recognizes the work of outstanding early career investigators in biophysics.
A new study by George Washington University researchers sheds light on the high prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among autistic adults enrolled in Medicaid and its significant impact on health outcomes.
University neuroscientists help guide the Philadelphia NFL team鈥檚 foundation on its multimillion-dollar research initiative.
Dr. Xavier Salvador and Dr. Carla Garcia from IRB Barcelona, a leading biomedical institute in Spain, presented their groundbreaking discovery on the origins of idiopathic autism鈥攃ases where no known genetic mutation has been identified.
New psychology research indicates that multilingual children may have enhanced executive function and perspective taking skills.
Autism Exercise Specialists now have now have the evidence-based, research-supported training to transform lives in communities worldwide by breaking new ground and fulfilling a critical need for autism and disability specific exercise programs.
The wildfires have unsettled families across Los Angeles County, posing a distinct problem for parents of children with autism and other behavioral health conditions. School closures and home evacuations have undone basic routines, which can create great distress in kids who don鈥檛 function well without regimen and structure.
In the spirit of encouraging and more rapidly advancing team science between clinical and basic science faculty, University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have jointly funded five research teams engaged in new and promising scientific studies.
Love doesn鈥檛 come with an instruction manual, but for autistic adults seeking to navigate the complexities of romance, a UCLA Health program offers a roadmap to finding and sustaining meaningful relationships through the launch of a new research study, called PEERS for Dating.
A new study from UCLA Health adds to the growing body of evidence on the cognitive benefits of speaking multiple languages, finding that multilingualism not only enhances general cognitive abilities but also may help reduce certain symptoms and bolster control of daily thoughts and actions in children with and without autism.
Hundreds of novel genetic variants across an ancestrally diverse cohort of 195 families, including 222 people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), have been identified by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, expanding the catalog of known mutations associated with ASD.
University of Delaware professors offer tips for families with neurodivergent loved ones during the holidays. They suggest preparing with visual schedules, sensory-friendly spaces and flexible routines for added support.
Cedars-Sinai has published a summary highlighting its research findings for December 2024.
Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., has been named a Fellow of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). Designation as an ASPET Fellow recognizes leaders in the field for their exceptional contributions to pharmacological research, education, mentorship and leadership.
Members of the Brain Health Institute at Rutgers mark a decade of innovation with an awards ceremony honoring faculty
A study by IRB Barcelona unveils how the lack of a fraction of the CPEB4 protein causes a decrease in the expression of genes that are crucial for neuronal development. Published in the journal Nature, the study opens new avenues for the development of targeted treatments for autism.
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