Researchers at Duke University have demonstrated an app driven by AI that can run on a tablet to accurately screen for autism in children by measuring and weighing a variety of distinct behavioral indicators.
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The National Institutes of Health has awarded $100 million over the next five years to support nine Autism Centers of Excellence, which lead multi-institutional research projects to understand and develop interventions for autism spectrum disorder. UNC landed one of the grants.
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The Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development has been awarded a $12 million federal grant to develop artificial intelligence tools for detecting autism during infancy and identifying brain-based biomarkers of autism.
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Scientists at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine and colleagues have demonstrated that rare variants in a gene, consistently found in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), can alter architecture and organization of neurons, potentially contributing to autism and neurodevelopmental comorbidities.
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A pilot study from North Carolina State University has found that a gene associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and pain hypersensitivity may actually decrease itch response. Atopic dermatitis and pain hypersensitivity are both conditions associated with some types of ASD.
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A digital app successfully detected one of the telltale characteristics of autism in young children, suggesting the technology could one day become an inexpensive and scalable early screening tool, researchers at Duke University report.
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A parent found a lack of help for autistic children and decided to create an Apple Watch app to help meet their needs. She shares her story with WRAL TechWire.
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Led by Eva Anton, PhD, scientists have uncovered details of a key cellular mechanism crucial for brain development. This process of brain development is spawned by a gene that, when mutated, had previously been linked to the development of autism.
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