Estrogen Linked With Increased Risk of Autism

A new study published in the journal Molecular Autism suggests that one of the reasons for higher prevalence of autism in men compared to women could be due to the changes in the brain's estrogen signalling. The study examined the brains of people that had Autism Spectrum Disorders compared to controls, and found that they are linked with far lower levels of a key estrogen receptor and other estrogen-related proteins. Because of the small group size, these results ...