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07/29/02
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Mouse With Rett Syndrome May Provide Model for Testing Treatments, Understanding Disorder
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Scientists funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) have developed a new mouse model for Rett syndrome - a heartbreaking disorder which gradually robs apparently healthy infants of their language, mental functioning, and ability to interact with others. |
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11/27/01
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Study Confirms Secretin No More Effective Than Placebo in Treating Autism Symptoms
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The latest in a series of studies on secretin has failed to show that giving the digestive hormone to children with autism alleviates symptoms of the disorder, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. |
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11/26/01
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Autism Fact Sheets Now Available from NICHD
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A series of fact sheets describing the latest research findings on autism is now available from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). |
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08/21/01
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Researchers Find New Insights Into the Genetic Foundations of Autism
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In collaboration with their European colleagues, scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have come one step closer to determining the genetic basis for autism. |
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11/30/00
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Chromosome deletions in autistic patient point to possible genetic links to autism
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A 7-year-old patient with autism was found to have a chromosome with deleted segments of DNA. |
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11/27/00
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Researchers Identify Gene Common to Many Autism Cases
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Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have identified a gene that may predispose people to developing autism. |
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12/08/99
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Study Shows Secretin Fails to Benefit Children with Autism
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The first of a number of studies sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has shown that treatment with a synthetic version of the hormone secretin offered no more benefit for children with autism than did treatment with a placebo. |
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09/30/99
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NICHD-Funded Researchers Discover Gene for Rett Syndrome
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Researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and Stanford University have discovered the gene for Rett syndrome, a heartbreaking disorder which gradually robs healthy infant girls of their language, mental functioning, and ability to interact with others. |
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05/13/99
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NICHD Researchers Discover Gene for Major Brain Structure
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Researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) have discovered a gene that controls the development of the hippocampus, a brain structure crucial for learning and memory. |
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10/16/98
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The Use of Secretin to Treat Autism
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Secretin is a polypeptide neurotransmitter (chemical messenger), one of the hormones that controls digestion. |
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05/30/97
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NIH Launches International Network on Biology and Brain Development in Autism
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Two institutes of the National Institutes of Health announced that they will put in place a five year, $27 million, international collaborative network to study the neurobiology and genetics of autism. |
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