Izzy is a research technician in the Bordt Lab studying sex differences in the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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Adult diagnosis of autism has risen in recent years, but what does that mean for patients, and what emotions does this experience evoke?
The Biobank has fewer than 100 samples from individuals with autism spectrum disorder, which limits the type of research that can be done.
Autism Spectrum Disorders, Medicine, Psychiatry, Through the Magnifying Glass | 0 comment | 25 January, 2023 | 0
A close up look at the MGH Metabolism Unit, which is working to understand more about metabolism-related medical disorders.
Researchers have identified a new source for the symptoms of touch overreactivity in some individuals with autism spectrum disorder.
Are the current clinical guidelines for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) weighted too heavily toward male patients? That’s the conclusion of a team of researchers from the Lurie Center for Autism.
Researchers from the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital has developed a new testing protocol to screen infants, toddlers and young children for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using eye tracking software. The tool could increase early detection rates and reduce the time and cost of current screening techniques.
Folate levels have, once again, become an area of interest for a Massachusetts General Hospital -based research team after finding that increased in utero folic acid exposure is associated with changes in brain development later in life that could reduce the risk of psychosis and schizophrenia.
Kirstin Birtwell, PhD, is studying the use of technology in children with autism at the Lurie Center Researchers at the Lurie Center for Autism at Massachusetts General Hospital are exploring how commercial technologies might help children with autism communicate. The project is being supported by Game On For Autism Research (GoFAR, www.GoFarFoundation.org ), a non-profit founded by impassionedRead more
Autism Spectrum Disorders, Events, Five Things to Know, Gastroenterology | 0 comment | 13 December, 2017 | 0
In the 12 days leading up to our holiday hiatus, we are looking back on the past year and sharing some highlights in Massachusetts General Hospital research news from each month of 2017.