Recent studies suggest that older adults with ASD may have shorter life expectancies and more physical and mental health difficulties than the general population. A new, landmark longitudinal study of aging and autism hopes to better understand how differences in aging may impact the health outcomes of individuals with ASD.
Year: 2022
Lawrence Students get firsthand look at research at Waisman through summer internship program
Since 2016, the Waisman Center has partnered with Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin to provide summer research internships for undergraduate Lawrence students in the labs of Waisman researchers.
Leann Smith DaWalt, PhD – Slide of the Week
Title: Probability of Retention between MIDUS 2 (2004-2006) and MIDUS 3 (2013-2014) by Developmental Disabilities Parenting Status and Race/Ethnicity Citation: Song, J., Dembo, R. S., DaWalt, L. E., Ryff, C. D., & Mailick, M. R. …
Richard J Davidson, PhD – Slide of the Week
Studies purporting to show changes in brain structure following the popular, 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course are widely referenced despite major methodological limitations.
El Waisman Center le da la bienvenida a nuevo investigador que estudiará el impacto de experiencias auditivas tempranas y procesamiento del habla en niños
Carlos Benítez-Barrera, PhD, quien lidera el laboratorio de Experiencias Auditivas Pediátricas y el Cerebro, está interesado en el impacto de experiencias auditivas tempranas, desarrollo del lenguaje, y percepción del habla en niños. También trae nuevas técnicas para ayudar a impulsar este campo de investigación.
Waisman Center welcomes new faculty to study impacts of early auditory experiences and speech processing in kids
Carlos Benítez-Barrera, PhD, who leads the Pediatric Auditory Experience and Brain lab, is interested in the impact of early auditory experiences, language development, and speech perception in kids and brings new technical expertise to help advance the field.
Christopher Coe, PhD – Slide of the Week
Birth weight (BW) at delivery is an important developmental milestone indicative of prenatal conditions and portends of the postnatal growth trajectory that will occur during infancy and childhood.
Undergraduate student at the Waisman Center receives training support from the new Morris H. Aprison Scholar Fund for Undergraduate Research
Sabrina Huang, a rising senior in the Waisman lab of Xinyu Zhao, PhD, was awarded inaugural support from the endowed Morris H. Aprison Scholar Fund for Undergraduate Research.
Peggy Modaff selected to serve on Little People of America medical advisory board
Peggy Modaff, MS, CGC, a distinguished clinical genetic counselor in the department of pediatrics and clinic coordinator of the Bone Dysplasia Clinic, was selected to serve on the medical advisory board for the non-profit organization Little People of America (LPA).
Brad Christian, PhD – Slide of the Week
PET amyloid [11C]PiB imaging has revealed early detection of Aβ in the striatum in individuals with Down Syndrome (DS), a group carrying genetic risk for AD.