The University of Aberdeen finding could hold the key to the future development of new treatments for autism - a brain development disorder which affects how a person communicates and relates to others.
To read the article click here.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Magnetism tested as autism treatment
LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 24 (UPI) -- A neuroscientist says a project he is working on at the University of Louisville in Kentucky uses magnetism to treat individuals with autism.
Dr. Manuel Casanova said rather than providing autism sufferers with medication, his research team has been exposing patients' brains to a low-frequency magnetic field to help them in their battle against the medical condition, the Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal said Tuesday.
To read the article, click here.
Dr. Manuel Casanova said rather than providing autism sufferers with medication, his research team has been exposing patients' brains to a low-frequency magnetic field to help them in their battle against the medical condition, the Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal said Tuesday.
To read the article, click here.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Popular Autism Treatment Yields No Benefits
Popular Autism Treatment Yields No Benefits
By SHIRLEY S. WANG
Kids with autism don't benefit from treatment with the popularly prescribed antidepressant citalopram, according to a large, government-funded trial of children with autism and related conditions.
Click above to read the article.
By SHIRLEY S. WANG
Kids with autism don't benefit from treatment with the popularly prescribed antidepressant citalopram, according to a large, government-funded trial of children with autism and related conditions.
Click above to read the article.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)