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10 January 2012
NEWS Funding fears prevent researchers from sharing their mice To make big data available to all, reach for the clouds VIEWPOINT The value of blood cells in autism research IN BRIEF Genetics: Large variants linked to intellectual disability Clinical research: Twin study links low birth weight to autism Molecular mechanisms: Alzheimer's protein linked to fragile X TOOLBOX Brain atlas maps gene expression across development BLOG Screen time Research evolution
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IN BRIEF
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Screen time
Children with autism are twice as likely as controls to spend most of their free time watching television or videos.
Research evolution
A new study examining trends in autism research over the past 40 years found that the largest areas of growth have been in immune function, oxidative stress, toxin exposure, genetics and neuroimaging, while research on theory of mind and neuropathology has slowed.
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