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We've all been in situations in which the person we were talking to seemed oblivious to the fact that we looked sick and not in the mood, and just kept on ranting for hours on end. The ability to empathize – that is, to figure out what other people are feeling without them saying it, and to relate to their... |
17 November 2009
19:21 GMT |
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Experts at the LENA Foundation have recently announced the development of a new device that can spot autism at a very early age. According to their press release, the machine is able to detect the disease in children as small as two years old, which is a progress from the 5.7 years usual methods take. It relies on id... |
15 September 2009
14:51 GMT |
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Autistic people are notoriously difficult to converse with, and scientists proposed bridging this divide with computers some time ago. But this has proven to be hard to do as well, mostly because of the large number of keys that sufferers have to use. To solve this problem, experts from the Project Blue Skies have cr... |
31 August 2009
08:49 GMT |
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In some instances, social interactions can prove to be very difficult for those suffering from autism, and a new study from the Durham University, in the United Kingdom, shows that this may be attributed to their poor ability to observe and process the body language of those in front of them. This leads patients to b... |
4 August 2009
22:01 GMT |
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In a new scientific study, published in the prestigious journal Nature, US National Institutes of Health (NIH) expert Dr. Raynard Kington introduces the most compelling evidence to date that the underlying triggering factor of autism is a genetic one. Furthermore, the researcher points to a certain gene, which, if an... |
29 April 2009
07:02 GMT |
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University of Bath researchers conclude in a new scientific study that some of the symptoms associated with autistic conditions such as the Asperger Syndrome (AS) may be associated with lower levels of the cortisol stress hormone in the human brain. UB Department of Psychology experts Dr. Mark Brosnan and Dr. Julie T... |
2 April 2009
04:36 GMT |
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Music has, apparently, other effects on the brain as well, besides making people able to discern between good and bad sounds. According to researchers at the Northwestern University (NWU), being subjected to the influence of music from an early age makes young musicians more able to detect even the slightest nuances ... |
4 March 2009
09:27 GMT |
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Researchers in the UK have managed to discover that the condition know as synaesthesia, which makes sufferers experience a cross-over of perceptions in the presence of a single stimulus, is triggered by genetic factors. Furthermore, they have been able to also identify the general portion of DNA that is responsible f... |
6 February 2009
09:46 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study, infants who are born prematurely have a much higher chance of developing autism during childhood than those born on term. Doctors say that the longer the baby remains in the mother's womb, the more the chances for the terrible disease decrease. For these results, scientists f... |
29 January 2009
06:28 GMT |
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We all know that brilliant minds are everywhere around us, and that, among those minds, there are some that stand out like a single star in the night sky. Unfortunately, many of these extremely bright and endowed scientists suffer from harsh forms of autism that do not allow them to communicate very well with the out... |
8 January 2009
02:01 GMT |
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Johnson & Johnson was directly involved in funding a research clinic, aimed at testing the effects of its various drugs on children suffering from bipolar disorder and autism, new evidence shows. The Wall Street journal reported yesterday that the research center was located at Massachusetts General Hospital, as stat... |
25 November 2008
17:01 GMT |
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Diagnosing autism is a challenging task for doctors, which is precisely why the average age for the discovery of the disease is about 3 years for children in the Untied States. These statistics are very concerning, as the affliction can be better treated if it's discovered early or even before it sets in. Recogn... |
7 November 2008
07:01 GMT |
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It seems that not everything about Tarzan is a complete invention. Researchers at the University of Sussex discovered remarkable similarities between the way humans and gorillas use their body language to communicate their emotions. Facials expressions denote the exact feelings both species experience at the moment. ... |
20 October 2008
10:04 GMT |
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The theory according to which we all have an inner genius waiting to be discovered has been addressed now by a team of scientists that built a device that affects the brain activity through a series of magnetic impulses. They are hoping to tap more of the brain's potential with their newly-developed cap.So far, ... |
30 September 2008
10:44 GMT |
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An autistic Australian working at the Foster's Yatala brewery was fired because of some YouTube videos in which he was "defaming" his workplace. Karl Tilcock, reports Australian IT, has been an employee of the company for over 12 years when he received a written notice regarding his dismissal. The man, whose onl... |
8 September 2008
09:26 GMT |
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A new link between genetics and autism was established in the outcome of a study showing that the parents of autistic children are likely to behave similarly to their young ones when it comes to evaluating people's facial expressions, although they do not have the disorder themselves.By conducting psychological ... |
18 July 2008
04:17 GMT |
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For decades, mercury pollution has been linked to many diseases. This heavy metal is known to attack the nervous system. With all that, a new study published in the Health & Place journal connects industrial mercury pollution to higher risk of autism and, for the first time ever, reveals a link between autism risk an... |
8 May 2008
02:51 GMT |
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Yesterday I was so happy psychologists finally started to understand that video games are not the root to all evil in this world, but it seems I couldn't have been more wrong, since the published results of a new study claim that people who are addicted to playing games show the same personality traits as people... |
3 April 2008
04:29 GMT |
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Word on the Internet is that a recently released report linking Wireless Technology and children's Autism has two individuals, supposedly experts, warning everyone of the danger that is the use of machines featuring a Wi-Fi connection. What's even bolder than simply issuing a warning like this with no solid... |
26 November 2007
03:32 GMT |
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