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Autism affects different parts of the brain in women and men

09 Aug 2013

New research sheds light on previously under-researched area of study – females with autism.

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Girls with anorexia have elevated autistic traits

06 Aug 2013

Girls with anorexia nervosa show a mild echo of the characteristics of autism, suggests new research in the journal Molecular Autism.

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Diagnosed autism is more common in an IT-rich region

20 Jun 2011

Research provides important insight into ‘systemizing’ theory of autism.

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Our brain

Extra testosterone reduces your empathy

10 Feb 2011

A new study from Utrecht and Cambridge Universities has for the first time found that an administration of testosterone under the tongue in...

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Children's building blocks

Amniocentesis: a key to identify autism in the womb?

04 Jan 2011

Cambridge researchers are pioneering a new test for autism in the womb, by measuring the levels of testosterone produced by the foetus, which makes...

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Research links testosterone levels to autistic traits

13 Jan 2009

Research at Cambridge University's Autism Research Centre (ARC) has found that exposure to high levels of testosterone in the womb is related to the...

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