POSTS TAGGED AS autism

Robotic Toys for Autism Analysis

Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos
Hybridizing research in computer science, robotics, and psychiatry, professor Nikolaos Papenikolopoulos heads a project at the University of [MORE]

Using Stem Cells to Test Autism Drugs

Neuron Precusor Cells
Researchers at the University of California-San Diego, and the Salk Institute, have taken skin cells from Rett [MORE]

Automatic Acoustic Analysis for Autism

It’s an idea similar to molecular profiling, only using sound:  record sounds made by autistic children to create a [MORE]

Chromosomal Microarray Proposed as New Standard for Pediatric Testing

Most tests for genetic diseases seek a single mutation or observable chromosome abnormality.  Chromosomal microarrays, by comparison, reveal copy [MORE]

Untangling Brain Pathways of Pretzel Syndrome

The mTOR pathway (named for the mammalian target of rapamycin), keys on a protein kinase that is involved in [MORE]