autism

This psychological disorder characterized by the intense concentration of a person in his own inner world is associated with creativity.

In an experiment with autistics, a team of scientists has managed to identify a genetic mutation that slows down brain activity.

The experiment, conducted in China, raises ethical and scientific questions.

The discovery has led to a hitherto unknown set of genetic connections.

The study has analyzed the results of 145,456 pregnancies.

Caring for chronically ill patients can cause situations of chronic stress, and according to the latest study, affect capacities such as memory.

Although 70% of autistics suffer from an intellectual disability, some affected, as the film Rain Man showed years ago, not only retain their non-verbal intelligence, but sometimes this is above average, something that has always intrigued the experts.

Exposure, especially by pregnant women, to fine airborne pollutants (such as dust or smoke) doubles the risk that the child will be autistic at birth. This is the conclusion of the latest study from the Harvard School of Public Health (USA) in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.