Autism Spectrum Disorders
2025 Celebration of Science Poster of Distinction Winners: Meet Izabella (Izzy) Bankowski
Izzy is a research technician in the Bordt Lab studying sex differences in the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Read MoreAutism Acceptance Month: The Experience of Being Diagnosed with Autism as an Adult
Adult diagnosis of autism has risen in recent years, but what does that mean for patients, and what emotions does this experience evoke?
Read MoreLurie Center Hopes to Increase Biobank Representation of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Biobank has fewer than 100 samples from individuals with autism spectrum disorder, which limits the type of research that can be done.
Read MoreThrough the Magnifying Glass: The Chetty Lab at the Center for Regenerative Medicine
A close up look at the MGH Metabolism Unit, which is working to understand more about metabolism-related medical disorders.
Read MoreA Matter of Touch: Researchers Uncover A New Source of Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Researchers have identified a new source for the symptoms of touch overreactivity in some individuals with autism spectrum disorder.
Read MoreWhy We Need a Better Awareness of How Autism Spectrum Disorder Differs in Women
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.
Read MoreNew Protocol Could Improve Early Autism Diagnosis Through Eye Tracking
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.
Read MoreCould Folic Acid Help Reduce the Rates of Autism and Schizophrenia?
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.
Read MoreGame On for Autism Research at Mass General
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 impassioned teenager Jamie Menhall from BU Academy High School in Boston. The Potential of Affinity Therapy “Affinity therapy”…
Read More12 Days of Research at Mass General: Autism and the Blood-Brain Barrier
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.
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