FARMINGTON, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A revolutionary new test that analyzes just a strand of hair is being hailed as a game-changer in the early detection of autism. Known as the Clearstrand-ASD test, ...

As the nation observes Autism Acceptance Month, the life sciences company MARAbio Systems (MARAbio) has launched the first blood test to identify specific maternal autoantibodies that are causal for a ...

SAN DIEGO — When Rebecca Bertheola noticed her son George had stopped saying "mama" and other words around his second birthday, she found herself caught between denial and growing concern. "We were on ...

March 16, 2010 (Updated March 18, 2010) — Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) is at least 3 times more effective at identifying genetic abnormalities in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) than other ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the not-too-distant future, psychiatrists might be able to diagnose neurodivergent disorders like ADHD and autism in as little ...

ASD Insight Test is a Critical Step in Redefining Autism as a Biologically Measurable Condition NeuroQure, a pioneering leader in neurological diagnostics, announces the launch of ASD Insight, a first ...

Some 10-15 percent of children with Down syndrome also have autism, but diagnosis is often difficult. Now new findings from a 16-year study published in the Journal of Intellectual Disability Research ...

The term was coined in the 1980s by psychiatrist Dr Lorna Wing, whose work transformed how autism was understood in the UK. At the time, her “autism spectrum” concept was groundbreaking. Instead of ...