May 5, 2005

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Children with autism show different immune system responses from children without the condition, and these might be measured in the blood for a possible screening test, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

May 5, 2005

(BOSTON, Mass.) — Offering a new and exciting direction in the effort to develop a diagnostic test for autism in infancy, scientists from the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute presented new evidence today indicating that components of the immune system and proteins and metabolites found in the blood of children with autism differ substantially from those found in typically developing children.

Immunologists from UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute find clear biological component to perplexing childhood neurological disorder

May 5, 2005

(BOSTON, Mass.) – A new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, M.I.N.D. Institute and the NIEHS Center for Children’s Environmental Health demonstrate that children with autism have different immune system responses than children who do not have the disorder. This is important evidence that autism, currently defined primarily by distinct behaviors, may potentially be defined by distinct biologic changes as well.

World’s Leading Autism Scientists Search for Answers Behind Devastating Childhood Disorder at May 5-7 Conference in Boston, Mass.

May 4, 2005

(BOSTON, Mass.) — A press briefing featuring two new findings on autism from the University of California, Davis, M.I.N.D. Institute will open the 4th International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR).

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2005--As part of National Autism Awareness Month, Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) (NYSE: BBW) is joining forces with the National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR). Throughout the month of April, Build-A-Bear Workshop will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Nikki's Bear II, 2nd in series, to NAAR for autism research. Additionally, Guests can purchase special Huggable Hero satin hearts for $1. The money raised from the sale of these hearts will also be donated to NAAR.