The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders has published a new analysis looking at autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms among young children enrolled in CDC’s Study to Explore Early Development (SEED). Researchers assessed children with ASD, children with other developmental delays, such as language delays and physical delays, and children from the general population. Children with ASD had more problems with early learning, challenging behaviors, and interacting with others than children classified as having other […]
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Laurent Pharmaceuticals announces positive Phase 1b topline results for LAU-7b in Cystic Fibrosis
• LAU-7b is safe and well tolerated by adult Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients • The pharmacokinetic profile fully achieved the protocol dose selection rationale • Study drug shows a convergence of multiple promising pharmacodynamic trends MONTREAL, June 15, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ – Laurent Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today positive topline results from a Phase 1b clinical trial with LAU-7b in adult CF patients. LAU-7b is a novel oral formulation of fenretinide, a synthetic retinoid investigated for […]
Teen Goes From Special Ed To Valedictorian
By MIGUEL OTÁROLA, THE SEATTLE TIMES/TNS For Chance Mair, sometimes emotions are hard to express. And it was certainly an emotional night in suburban Seattle at Marysville Arts and Technology High School’s graduation earlier this week, where the students filed into the auditorium in black gowns and royal-blue stoles. Not only was Mair graduating with the 50 seniors in his class, he was the class valedictorian. And he would be giving the valedictorian address, a […]
Age gap between parents may influence autism risk
Written by James McIntosh Researchers have demonstrated with the largest ever multinational study of parental age and autism risk that the children of teen mothers, older parents and parents with an age gap of 10 years or more have a higher risk of autism spectrum disorder than other children. The study, published in Molecular Psychiatry, involved the analysis of more than 5.7 million children in Australia, Denmark, Israel, Norway and Sweden. While previous research has […]
New study shows boys will be boys — sex differences aren’t specific to autism
There are more boys than girls diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Now, a study led by a University of Miami (UM) researcher shows that behaviors relevant to autism are more frequently observed in boys than in girls, whether they’re at risk of autism or not. “The results imply that there may be an overrepresentation of boys with autism, based on sex differences that affect all children,” said Daniel S. Messinger, professor of psychology in […]