/newsroom/taxonomy/term/275/all en /newsroom/channels/news/music-improves-social-communication-autistic-children-291353 <p>Engaging in musical activities such as singing and playing instruments in one-on-one therapy can improve autistic children’s social communication skills, improve their family’s quality of life, as well as increased brain connectivity in key networks, according to researchers at Université de Montréal and ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ</p> Fri, 02 Nov 2018 18:37:01 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 97926 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/new-insight-how-autism-might-develop-human-brain-287849 <p>In a study published in <em>Stem Cell Reports</em>, a ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University team of scientists led by Dr. Carl Ernst, researcher at the Douglas Hospital Research Centre, revealed a molecular mechanism that may play a role in the development of autism.</p> <p>By taking skin cells from patients and reprogramming those cells to become brain cells through genetic engineering, Dr. Ernst, graduate student Scott Bell, and Edward A. Fon and Thomas M. Durcan, colleagues at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, tracked how a brain cell with the patient’s own mutation develops improperly.</p> Tue, 26 Jun 2018 18:41:18 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 49265 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/transformative-donation-16-million-establishes-new-autism-research-centre-montreal-neurological-280172 <p>A new research centre in Montreal will help lift the shroud of mystery surrounding autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and lead to the development of better diagnostic tools and more effective therapies for people with autism.</p> Fri, 20 Oct 2017 19:49:47 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 32613 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/pinpointing-origins-autism-269891 <div>The origins of autism remain mysterious. What areas of the brain are involved, and when do the first signs appear? New findings published in Biological Psychiatry bring us closer to understanding the pathology of autism, and the point at which it begins to take shape in the human brain. Such knowledge will allow earlier interventions in the future and better outcomes for autistic children.</div> <div> </div> Tue, 29 Aug 2017 15:41:55 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 32213 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/diabetes-drug-may-help-symptoms-autism-associated-condition-268128 <p>Metformin, the most widely used drug to treat type 2 diabetes, could potentially be used to treat symptoms of Fragile X syndrome, an inherited form of intellectual disability and a cause of some forms of autism.</p> <p>A new study led by researchers at ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University, the University of Edinburgh and Université de Montréal has found that metformin improves social, behavioural and morphological defects in Fragile X mice.</p> Mon, 15 May 2017 15:43:15 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 29365 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/baby-talk-can-help-songbirds-learn-their-tunes-261074 <p><strong><em>¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Newsroom</em></strong></p> <p><em>The research has implications for understanding human developmental disorders such as autism</em></p> <p><span>Adult songbirds modify their vocalizations when singing to juveniles in the same way that humans alter their speech when talking to babies. The resulting brain activity in young birds could shed light on speech learning and certain developmental disorders in humans, according to a study by ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University researchers.</span></p> Tue, 31 May 2016 14:46:05 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25902 at /newsroom /newsroom/ridha-joober Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23768 at /newsroom