MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'autism genetics'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:17:44 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2875971&cid=t_105388_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F09%2Fjournal-of-medical-genetics-2009-volume-46-no-10%2F This study evaluated a broad categorisation of phenotypic traits (or phenome) for 100 subjects with Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised/Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Generic (ADI-R/ADOS-G) confirmed idiopathic ASD undergoing 1 Mb bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) array comparative genomic hybridisation (CGH). (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Posted in Access from Home, Access from Work, Access in the Library, Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals Tagged: Athens Password, Autism, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Genetics (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2875971 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:33:15 +0100 2875971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2855776&cid=t_105388_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FyYAE-8ZnOS0%2F In the last couple of weeks, Alex has eaten: a raspberry, some crisp roast chicken, a cucumber slice, part of a meatball, steamed broccoli, shrimp. When I say “eaten,” I don’t actually mean consumed. Several of these things didn’t quite make it past the highly classified lips and mouth test. For instance, that meatball. He had it in his mouth for a few seconds; he made a very unhappy face, and soon the offending object was carefully removed and deposited in a parent’s hand. Photo courtesy of viZZZual.com (flickr.com) We decided it’s high time for Alex to expand his horizons — and I wouldn’t be surprised if he agreed. He’s getting older; he’s getting bigger. Sometimes a couple of hot dogs isn’t quite enough to fill him up. He nee... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2855776 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:57:55 +0100 2855776 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1879924&cid=t_105388_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FwYAcF8axAd4%2F Anecdotally, you may have heard of people with autism who are gifted or talented in the arts, music or math. Now researchers have actually found evidence that autism is associated with intellectual skills. The finding has emerged from a study of autism among 378 Cambridge University students, which found the condition was up to seven times more common among mathematicians than students in other disciplines. It was also five times more common in the siblings of mathematicians. No gene has actually been associated, and that’s the next step, but the incidence among family members may suggest some genetic component. Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, director of the autism research centre at Cambridge and lead scientist of the study remarked to the Times Online that the responsible genes co... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1879924 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:08:58 +0100 1879924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1369710&cid=t_105388_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F269614563%2F Researchers at Medical Neurogenetics have found that there may be a genetic link between autism and mitochondrial disease, “a muscle-weakening disorder,” today’s Reuters reports. Dr. John Shoffner, a neurologist and geneticist and one of the owners of the Atlanta-based company, reported at the American Academy of Neurology meeting in Chicago that 37 autistic children were evaluated for mitochondrial disease at his clinic. More than 60 percent of them (24 of the children, or 65 percent) were found to have mitochondrial defects based on evaluating genetic samples and clinical information. Dr. Shoffner noted that the clinic’s findings need to be confirmed by other studies. More from Reuters: Shoffner said most children with autism spectrum disorders do not have recogni... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1369710 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:44:27 +0100 1369710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1286287&cid=t_105388_133_f&fid=35109&url=http%3A%2F%2Fleftbrainrightbrain.co.uk%2F%3Fp%3D744 This study shows that “several metabolic defects have been associated with autistic symptoms with a rate higher than that found in the general population.” This essentially argues the opposite of what Kirby states. There are more autistic symptoms seen in some people with metabolic disorders than compared to the rest of the population. If I have Group A (General Population) and Group B (persons with metabolic disorders), according to this study, Group B will have more more people with autistic symptoms. This does not say that within a group of autistic individuals, metabolic disorders are most prevalent. Also, the study says “autistic symptoms” which is not the same as autism. Children with gastrointestinal dysfunction, seizures, etc. associated with a metabolic dis... Left Brain/Right Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1286287 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:51:08 +0100 1286287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=559967&cid=t_105388_133_f&fid=35097&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbartholomewcubbins.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Ffrom-iom-n-of-1-ep-31.html Click To Play For quicktime format click hererunning time = 6m 21s (Source: Bartholomew Cubbins on Autism) Bartholomew Cubbins on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=559967 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 01:38:00 +0100 559967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=487836&cid=t_105388_133_f&fid=35107&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaurentius-rex.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fone-morning-inthe-life-of-advocate.html I got up today hoping this would be like any other morning and I could settle down to some more reading (I have at last got hold of Grinkers book) and writing of a University EssayAs is usual I check my email and the autism alerts and it seems this one is breaking out all over the place at the moment.Well I can't let it go, so this is what I do.I phone one of the professors who commented in the report and leave my comments with his secretary. I email the NAS press office and phone them as soon as someone is in, and learn that they have already put out a response (bad news as I had not got any comment in first) however it was not picked up by the press since the main story broke over the weekend and they got all the quotes they wanted.I phone the BBC and cannot access there newsdesk (they l... in regione caecorum rex est luscus blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=487836 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:35:00 +0100 487836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=487737&cid=t_105388_133_f&fid=35097&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbartholomewcubbins.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fverbal-notes-from-autism-conference_12.html Click To Play Part 2: Rett syndrome and an overview by MehlmerAgain, more of an audio thing.Running time ~8 minutes (Source: Bartholomew Cubbins on Autism) Bartholomew Cubbins on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=487737 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:02:00 +0100 487737 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=487739&cid=t_105388_133_f&fid=35097&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbartholomewcubbins.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fverbal-notes-from-autism-conference.html Click To Play Here is the verbal version of my notes on several talks at an autism conference last December. It's more of an audio thing to be honest. (Source: Bartholomew Cubbins on Autism) Bartholomew Cubbins on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=487739 Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:06:00 +0100 487739