News and Events
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Sep 2014
Presence or absence of early language delay alters anatomy of the brain in autismIndividual differences in early language development, and in later language functioning, are associated with changes in the anatomy of the brain in autism.
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Jul 2014
Males and females with autism show an extreme of the typical male mindThe largest ever psychological study of sex differences in adults with autism has found that both males and females with autism on average show an extreme of the typical male mind, where systemising (the drive to look for underlying rules in a system) is stronger than empathising (the ability to recognize the thoughts and feelings of others and to respond to these with appropriate emotions).
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Jun 2014
Children with autism have elevated levels of steroid hormones in the wombChildren who later develop autism are exposed to elevated levels of steroid hormones (for example testosterone, progesterone and cortisol) in the womb, according to scientists from the University of Cambridge and the Statens Serum Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark. The finding may help explain why autism is more common in males than females. However, the researchers caution that it should not be used to screen for the condition.
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Jun 2014
Males and females differ in specific brain structuresNew study examines thousands of brains from two decades of research to reveal differences between male and female brain structure.
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Dec 2013
Study confirms a gene linked to Asperger Syndrome and empathyScientists have confirmed that variations in a particular gene play a key role in the autism spectrum condition known as Asperger Syndrome. They have also found that variations in the same gene are also linked to differences in empathy levels in the general population.
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Nov 2013
Synaesthesia is more common in autismPeople with autism are more likely to also have synaesthesia, suggests new research in the journal Molecular Autism.
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Aug 2013
Autism affects different parts of the brain in women and menNew research sheds light on previously under-researched area of study – females with autism.
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Aug 2013
Girls with anorexia have elevated autistic traitsGirls with anorexia nervosa show a mild echo of the characteristics of autism, suggests new research in the journal Molecular Autism.
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Oct 2011
The face of emotions: Darwin, computers and autismAn online recreation of Charles Darwin’s famous experiment on the expression of emotion is being launched at Cambridge University’s Festival of Ideas tomorrow (22nd).
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Jul 2011
Biomarker for autism discoveredResearch provides opportunity for identifying genes linked to autism.
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Jun 2011
Diagnosed autism is more common in an IT-rich regionResearch provides important insight into ‘systemizing’ theory of autism.
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Feb 2011
Extra testosterone reduces your empathyA new study from Utrecht and Cambridge Universities has for the first time found that an administration of testosterone under the tongue in volunteers negatively affects a person’s ability to ‘mind read’, an indication of empathy. The findings are published this week in the journal Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences.
