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Chromosome 7 segment gives clues to social behavior

July 12, 2010July 19, 2010michelesolis

Individuals who carry an extra copy of the genetic region missing in those with Williams syndrome have language impairments and other autism-like social difficulties, according to a wave of new research on this duplication syndrome.

Read this article at SFARI.

Early intervention yields big benefits for children with autism

January 20, 2010February 19, 2010michelesolis

Looking more like playtime than therapy, an intervention called the Early Start Denver Model boosted the IQ scores and language skills of children with autism in a rare rigorous test of autism treatment.

Read this article at SFARI.

Foreign Accent Syndrome for beginners

December 10, 2008January 25, 2017michelesolis

mouthStudying what comes out of the mouth can tell us a lot about what is going on in the brain, particularly in rare cases of Foreign Accent Syndrome.

Read this article on MSN Health and Fitness.

Health insurance coverage vs. science

July 1, 2008January 24, 2011michelesolis

sgdA device that helps those with autism and other disorders to communicate reveals how scientists don’t always agree with the way health insurers use their research in deciding what to cover.

Read this article at Crosscut and an update here.

Tongue ties: a language bridge across the Bering Strait

April 30, 2008January 24, 2011michelesolis

ket_cropThe bones, arrowheads, and DNA all agree: Our North American continent was first peopled by immigrants from north Asia over 10,000 years ago. Now linguist Edward Vajda has found remnants of this ancient heritage in words spoken today.

Read this article at Crosscut.

Publications

  • Distillations
  • IEEE Pulse
  • MSN Health and Fitness
  • Nature
  • Nautilus
  • Pain Research Forum
  • Pharmaceutical Journal
  • Schizophrenia Research Forum
  • Scientific American
  • Scientific American Mind
  • SFARI
  • The Economist
  • the rest–
    • Autism Speaks
    • Crosscut
    • HHMI Bulletin
    • The Scientist
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