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Data collected from the MRI scans suggest that improved communications skills in children who underwent the music intervention could be a result of increased connectivity between auditory and motor regions of the brain.

Music may improve social communication in autistic children

Link between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and music dates back to the first description of autism, more than 70 years...

8 Nov 2018 9:33 AM IST

The next step is to turn these findings into useable interventions for families trying to prevent a child from developing such traits (Photo: Pixabay)

Toddlers with ASD face emotional vulnerabilities, says study

According to studies, toddlers with ASD display enhanced anger and frustration and decreased fear in response to...

8 Nov 2018 8:40 AM IST

Hearing your own name typically signals that another person intends to attract your attention. (Photo: Pixabay)

Autistic adults respond less to hearing their own name

Orienting to the own name is considered an important aspect of successful social interaction.

30 Jan 2018 7:02 PM IST

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Roche wins FDA's breakthrough therapy label for autism drug

Balovaptan may improve social interaction and communication in people with ASD.

29 Jan 2018 4:07 PM IST

Government job searches witnessed a boost despite a surge in tech opportunities.

Acid attack victims, autistic patients to get quota in central govt...

1 per cent posts each shall be reserved for people suffering from autism, intellectual disability, learning disability...

28 Jan 2018 1:57 PM IST

Oxytocin acts like a modulator in the brain, turning up the volume of certain stimuli while turning others down. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Love hormone' helps us understand social cues

Understanding oxytocin and molecules like it may shed light on a number of brain disorders.

22 Jan 2018 12:29 PM IST

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Bilingualism may increase cognitive flexibility in autistic kids

Here is what a new study has found.

17 Jan 2018 9:19 AM IST

Camouflaging is a social coping strategy for adults with autism spectrum conditions (ASC). (Photo: Pixabay)

Girls social camouflage skills may delay autism diagnosis

This study is one of the first to eliminate many of the variables that obscure how sex impacts presentation of autism...

5 Jan 2018 4:03 PM IST

Gene expression is the process by which instructions in DNA are converted into a product, such as a protein. (Photo: Pixabay)

Autism, schizophrenia share molecular traits: study

The molecular pathology showed significant overlap between distinct disorders, such as autism and schizophrenia.

10 Feb 2018 2:10 PM IST

It establishes a more accessible target for brain stimulation than many autism-related neural circuits that are buried within the brain. (Photo: Pixabay)

Now, a two-minute questionnaire may help detect autism

Questionnaire developed by researchers correctly identified youngsters who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

6 Feb 2018 8:20 PM IST

We are what scientists call mosaics - bunches of cells that may have different genotypes buried deep within us. (Photo: Pixabay)

A new weapon against epilepsy

We are what scientists call mosaics - bunches of cells that may have different genotypes buried deep within us.

28 April 2018 2:31 PM IST

Professor Dr Rajith Kumar, who teaches health awareness classes in a college in Kalady, Kerala for several years now. (Facebook | Screengrab)

Women who dress like men give birth to transgenders: Kerala professor

Rajith Kumar, said women who wear jeans and 'degrade their womanhood in the process,' give birth to transgender...

4 April 2018 2:36 PM IST