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Children who are exposed to agricultural pesticides while developing in the womb are six times more likely to develop autism. The first eight weeks after conception seem to be the most vulnerable time, and the risk increases dramatically if, during that time, their mothers were living close to farms that had used pesticides, and especially dicifol and endosulfan. Researchers from the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences in the USA made the connection after they studied the records of 465 children with auti...... You’re a click away from some of the best health information on the Web <p style="text-align:right;color:#A8A8A8"></p>
Autism: Pesticides on farms may be a trigger | What Doctors Don't Tell You
Aug. 23, 2007 — In the first study of its kind, researchers have discovered that in autistic individuals, connections between brain cells may be deficient within single regions, and not just between regions, as was previously believed. Tony Wilson, Ph.D., lead researcher and assistant professor of neurology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, said he hopes this study will eventually lead to earlier diagnosis and more targeted medications for autism. Using magnetoencephalography (MEG) brain imaging technology to measure brain electrical activity, the researchers administered a test called the 40 hertz (cycles per second) auditory steady-state response test. The test measures electromagnetic wave cycles and indicates brain cell discharges at the 40 hertz frequency. "This test measures the brain's capacity to mimic what it's hearing. A healthy brain's cells will fire back at 40 hertz," said Wilson.
Research May Unlock Mystery Of Autism's Origin In The Brain
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The Autism Program at Yale is an interdisciplinary group of clinicians and scholars dedicated to providing comprehensive clinical services to children with autism spectrum disorders and their families. We are also one of the leading research centers in the world and were recently recognized as a National Institutes of Health Autism Center of Excellence. Our program involves infants, toddlers, pre-school, and school-age children, as well as young adults (18-21 years) with autism and related disorders and integrates highly experienced professionals from the fields of clinical psychology, neuropsychology and neuroimaging, child psychiatry, speech-language pathology, social work, genetics and the biological sciences, as well as psychopharmacology and psychiatric nursing. Our clinical and research activities are located in the Child Study Center at Yale University, School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.
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The Center for Excellence in Autism Research at the University of Pittsburgh is under the direction of Nancy J. Minshew, MD., an internationally recognized expert in autism. Dr. Minshew is continuing to work with a team of scientists from the University of Pittsburgh, Drs. Mark Strauss, Susan Campbell, Carla Mazefsky, Shaun Eack and Bernie Devlin; Carnegie Mellon University Drs.
Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
The Bloomberg School of Public Health is establishing a new center to promote public health research in autism and developmental disabilities. The Wendy Klag Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities will promote research and education regarding the origins, detection, measurement and prevention of conditions that affect behavioral, socioemotional and/or cognitive development, as well as evaluation of services and policies that support optimal development of affected children and their families. The new WKC will unify and expand current research and education efforts at the JHSPH including the Wendy Klag Scholars Program, and the Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Epidemiology (CADDE). Thus, the current CADDE will be subsumed into the Wendy Klag Center.