{"id":280,"date":"2025-12-07T13:03:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources.aspergerworks.org\/?p=280"},"modified":"2025-12-10T15:41:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T20:41:02","slug":"israeli-study-and-autism-symptoms-reduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources.aspergerworks.org\/?p=280","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Study and Autism Symptoms Reduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-41px|auto||auto||&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h1 class=\"headline\">Israeli study reveals potential method for reducing symptoms of autism<\/h1>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 531px; top: 112.438px;\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-26px|||||&#8221;]<p data-start=\"41\" data-end=\"510\">Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have released a groundbreaking study identifying a direct link between nitric oxide (NO) levels in the brain and autism symptoms. Dr. Haitham Amal and his team found that in mice, higher NO levels increased autism-like behaviors, while reducing NO in specific brain neurons lowered these behaviors. Treated mice showed greater social interaction, less repetitive behavior, reduced anxiety, and improved neural function.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"904\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The study, published in <em data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"554\">Advanced Science<\/em>, also drew on human stem-cell data and blood samples from children with low-functioning autism. Amal hopes this new understanding of NO&#8217;s role could lead to future drug therapies for autism. The findings may also help clarify NO\u2019s involvement in other neurological or psychiatric conditions, such as Alzheimer\u2019s, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. 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