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Category: Front Page

2023 Community Report on Autism (Links to an external site)

March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

St. Louis metro area family faces rare disease diagnosis (Links to an external site)

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

Disrupted flow of brain fluid may underlie neurodevelopmental disorders (Links to an external site)

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023

New imaging technique reveals circulation patterns in developing brain

NIMH funds Eggebrecht research on brain function in children with autism (Links to an external site)

October 26, 2022October 26, 2022

Pediatric clinic for Rett syndrome draws patients for multispecialty care, clinical trials (Links to an external site)

October 26, 2022October 26, 2022

Tackling the mental-health crisis in young people (Links to an external site)

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022

More new moms struggle with mental health, and they are seeking help (Links to an external site)

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

New Horizons of Discovery on Sex Differences in Autism (Links to an external site)

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022

Pediatric neurology & neurosurgery ranked No. 5 in the nation (Links to an external site)

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

IDDRC Seminar Series: Save the Dates

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

Epilepsy drug stops nervous system tumor growth in mice (Links to an external site)

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

Protein linked to intellectual disability has complex role (Links to an external site)

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022

ASF Awards 2022 Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships to Nine Early-Career Researchers (Links to an external site)

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022

For people with Down syndrome, a longer life, but under a cloud (Links to an external site)

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022

Washington U. and St. Louis Children’s Hospital receive $15 million gift to transform mental health care for kids (Links to an external site)

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022

Risk, resiliency in aging brain focus of $33 million grant (Links to an external site)

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022

Multicenter team aims to understand how, why brain changes with age

Diagnostic odyssey (Links to an external site)

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022

Undiagnosed Diseases Network seeks to explain mysterious medical conditions

Solving a medical mystery (Links to an external site)

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022

A family finds answers through the Undiagnosed Diseases Network

Ances honored by Down syndrome society (Links to an external site)

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022

A newborn lost large parts of his brain. Today, he’s an athletic college grad. (Links to an external site)

January 23, 2022January 23, 2022

Institute Faculty Scholar and obstetrician urges pregnant women to get boosted (Links to an external site)

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022

How Researchers Are Using Stem Cells To Learn More About A Rare Form of Autism (Links to an external site)

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022

Improving health of mothers, infants aim of imaging tech to monitor contractions (Links to an external site)

January 11, 2022January 11, 2022

NIH and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation fund more than $6.8 million toward effort

Jake’s mice: Searching for answers to the puzzle of autism (Links to an external site)

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022

Prevalence and Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2018 (Links to an external site)

December 4, 2021December 4, 2021

Prenatal, early-life influences on child brain development focus of new study (Links to an external site)

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021

Washington University is national data coordinating site for child development study

Mitra wins grant to expand opportunities for underrepresented students (Links to an external site)

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021

African American breast cancer patients less likely to receive genetic counseling, testing (Links to an external site)

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021

$12.2 million to fund new Conte Center to study neurosteroids (Links to an external site)

October 15, 2021October 15, 2021

Complements efforts of Taylor Family Institute to develop treatments for psychiatric illness

COVID-19 Screening in Schools for Children with IDD (Links to an external site)

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021

COVID-19 transmission at school rare for children with disabilities (Links to an external site)

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021

Brain tumors caused by normal neuron activity in mice predisposed to such tumors (Links to an external site)

May 28, 2021May 28, 2021

Podcast: Pandemic contributing to uptick of mental health problems in kids (Links to an external site)

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021

Finding a possible early treatment for COVID-19 in a 40-year-old antidepressant (Links to an external site)

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021

Developmental Disabilities Heighten Risk of Covid Death (Links to an external site)

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020

People with intellectual disabilities and developmental disorders are three times more likely to die of Covid-19, compared with patients without the conditions, a new analysis found.

Alzheimer’s in adults with Down syndrome focus of multicenter NIH grant (Links to an external site)

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020

Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine are taking part in a multisite study to investigate the biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome.

Dr. Joan Luby: Ruane Prize Recipient from Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

October 13, 2020October 21, 2020

A virtual lecture from her will be available on 10/30: How Early Childhood Experiences Shape Brain Development and Influence Mental and Physical Health Trajectories

Basis of developmental disabilities focus of $11.3 million in grants (Links to an external site)

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

Rare Neurologic Disease Research: Development and Advancement of Rare Disease Natural History Studies (Links to an external site)

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020

Dr. Amy Viehoever

COVID-19 disproportionately affects developmentally disabled (Links to an external site)

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020

In great need of in-person supports, developmentally disabled are overlooked in pandemic-related decisions, experts say

Inherited Risk for Autism Through Maternal and Paternal Lineage (Links to an external site)

August 26, 2020September 25, 2020

Research about the “female protective effect” in autism

Health Disparities Exist for African American Children with Autism (Links to an external site)

August 24, 2020September 25, 2020

Disparities include delays in timing of diagnosis, access to services, and double the rate of comorbidities.

Four Families Take on Rare Diseases (Links to an external site)

July 7, 2020July 30, 2020

Families with rare diseases face unique challenges in overcoming obstacles to treatment and care.

A New Standard For Publishing On Racial Health Inequities (Links to an external site)

July 2, 2020July 30, 2020

Experts give recommendations for more robust inclusion of the impact of racial health disparities on disease mechanisms.

Research connection: Understanding collaborations in ASD research (Links to an external site)

June 19, 2020September 25, 2020

Research collaborations accelerate the pace of advancements in autism research.  Spectrum news explores the contributions of collaborations in autism research over the past decade. 

Decade of data dents idea of a ‘female protective effect’ (Links to an external site)

June 15, 2020September 25, 2020

Brothers and sisters of people with autism are both about two to three times more likely than the general population to have an autistic child themselves, according to a new study

Why Zika caused most harmful brain damage to Brazilian newborns (Links to an external site)

February 18, 2020February 21, 2020

Findings help explain why microcephaly cases less common in other Zika outbreaks

Autism’s genetic drivers may differ by sex (Links to an external site)

January 9, 2020February 21, 2020

Autism may stem from a different — and larger — set of genetic mutations in women than it does in men, according to a new study.

$9.5 million aimed at detecting autism earlier in childhood (Links to an external site)

January 1, 2020February 21, 2020

Multicenter grant funds infant brain imaging at Washington University and other centers.

Severity of autism symptoms varies greatly among identical twins (Links to an external site)

December 27, 2019February 21, 2020

Findings from NIH-funded study could inform treatment strategies.

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