Science News

Date Posted: October 14, 2007

This month autism is featured in a new in-depth article in the April issue of Discover magazine. In "Autism: It's Not Just in the Head,

Date Posted: March 12, 2008

Scientists using a new drug screening method in Drosophila (fruit flies), have identified several drugs and small molecules that revers

Date Posted: June 22, 2008

Researchers at UCLA have discovered that an FDA-approved drug reverses the brain dysfunction inflicted by a genetic disease called tube

Date Posted: August 23, 2009

Brain tissue provides one of the most critical resources for researchers to pursue scientific investigation into the biological causes

Date Posted: January 12, 2011

The ability of very young children to engage others and communicate socially using non-verbal cues such as pointing, smiling, or making

Date Posted: May 11, 2008

The Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Program (ASDRP) was created by Congress in 2006 when it appropriated $7.5 million for autism rese

Date Posted: June 25, 2008

Autism Speaks, though its Clinical Trial Network (CTN), has long supported research aimed at finding treatments to ease the distress of

Date Posted: March 09, 2009

In its issue dated March16, 2009, Newsweek published an edited version of letter from Autism Speaks Chief Science Officer Geraldine Daw