Blood pressure drug may help autistic people with language, social problems
With healthcare costs rising, many American patients are looking for ways to ease the burden on their bankbooks.
With healthcare costs rising, many American patients are looking for ways to ease the burden on their bankbooks. Buying cheap Canadian drugs, which are the equivalent of prescription and over the counter meds available in the U.S., is one way to save money. Scientific research continues to develop new drugs as well as find novel uses for existing ones. This may include propranolol, a blood pressure drug and anxiety medication that may also improve the language and social skills of autistic individuals, according to a new study.
Stress can interfere with certain brain functions during a task, such as taking a test, but propranolol could help in those situations, according to scientists from the University of Missouri (MU). This team believes that a similar dynamic impedes on the communication skills of autistic people, regardless of their stress levels.
Past research has shown that propranolol improved the ability to solve simple anagrams as well as word comprehension for some people with autism.
"In the follow-up study, we're looking at markers of increased stress reactivity," said David Beversdorf from the MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. "If we find that those with higher stress reactivity are more sensitive to the effects of propranolol, it might help to identify who will benefit most from the drug."
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