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Autism biomarker.

Biomarker for autism discovered

12 Jul 2011

Research provides opportunity for identifying genes linked to 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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New Face

The new face of human–computer interactions

18 Mar 2011

Cambridge computer scientists are building computers that read minds – and robots and avatars that express emotion.

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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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