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Show IT 6 University of Utah researchers hope long-termultidisciplinary study yields clues to autism OBITUARIES m, Albert Red LaVerl Hansen SALT I AKE CITY- - Albert LaVerl "Red" Hansen passed away April 1, 2004, in Salt Lake City. He was born Nov. 20, 1941, in Fairview to Albert James and Earlamond Mower Hansen. Red earned his living driving trucks and had a great love for the mountains, fishing and hunting. He is survived by his children Troy LaVerl (Kenna) Hansen, Salt Lake City; Jamie (Bill) Mercer, Gillette, WY; Wade (Wendy) Hansen, Mona; Angie (Kevin) Cook, Mt. Pleasant; and Cody (Clint) Sorensen, St. George. 10 grandchildren and one He is also survived by sisters, Zella (Newell) Christensen, Yuma, AZ; Louise (Lowell) great-grandchil- SALT LAKE CIT- Y- The University of Utah (U of U) School of Medicine is one of 10 major U.S. medical centers selected to participate in a multidisciplinary Christensen, Rupert, ID; and Nadine (Ross) Shelley, Vernal; and a brother, William Tim Hansen, Fairview. He was preceded in death by his parents and twin brother, Swede. Interment was April 6, in the Fairview Cemetery. Ruth Jorgensen Cox Ruth Jorgensen Cox was born Nov. 5, 1908, in Mt. Pleasant to James and Caroline Fredricksen Jorgensen, where she loved the life she had on the farm west of town. Ruth married Max B. Cox, Fairview, in 1931, where they lived while he taught school. In 1942 they moved to Mesa, AZ; where they continued to live and raise their family. Max passed away in 1999. Ruths title was "homemaker" in the truest meaning of the word. "Mutti," as she was known to the many who knew her, had a gentle and loving way, a contagious sense of humor and a flair for fun. She lived a life of graciousness, giving and gratitude, after the manner of happiness. Many people found refuge in the Cox home, including Indian Placement students, exchange students, troubled teens and elderly folks. Their home was always open and never too small. Ruth loved the Lord and willing ly served in many capacities in the LDS Church. She is survived by her children, Carolyn and Robert Biggs; Anita and Ross Farnsworth; Anna Marie and Gail Roberts; Dottie and Kent Layton; Pam and Dennis Ryan; Kathy and David Palmer, all Mesa, AZ; David and Melissa Cox, Logan; Camille and Duane Richins, serving an LDS Mission in New Mexico; and Bruce and Linda Cox, serving an LDS Mission in Brazil. She is also survived by a large and loving posterity, including nieces and nephews, Neil and Diane Jorgensen; Robert and Betty Jorgensen, all Mt. Pleasant; Colleen and Kayle Morley, Moroni; and Evelyn Terry, Indianola. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and siblings Eula Seeley; Rhoda Drage; Ray Jorgensen; and Douglas Jorgensen. Services were held in Mesa, AZ; March 22. Turn to The Pyramid for all your local news. If you have anything to contribute stop by at 49 W. Main, research network study- ing one of medical science's most mysterious disorders, autism. The National Institute for Child and Human Development (NICHD), sponsor of the study, designated the UofU as one of 10 Collaborative Programs of Excellence in Autism (CPEA) sites to study the disorder. The university group is studying three aspects of autism: genetics, immunology, and brain development, neuroimaging. The U is the only CPEA in the Intermountain Region and one of two sites between the east and west coasts, according to Janet E. Lainhart, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry and the study's gator. William investiM. McMahon, M.D., associate professor of is principal investi- psychiatry, gator. aspect of the study. One of the most sophisticated MRI scanners in the world and the only one in Utah, the 3T provides images twice as clear and detailed as most MRIs and will allow researchers to track minute changes in brain development over a period of years. "It is quite clear from our work to date and the work of other investigators, that the key to the neurobiology of autism and brain mechanisms involved in autism lies not in how the brain looks at any one time," Lainhart said. "Rather, the key lies in how the brain changes over time." Autism is a disorder of early brain growth and function that impairs basic aspects of social, language, and communication development. Mental retardation is associated with the disorder, but autism occurs at all IQ levels, of even into the 140s. One-thir- d children with autism do not speak and the disorder can be difficult to diagnose before age 2. For neuroimaging of brain development, U researchers will follow 72 children and adults with autism, as well as a control group of 72 people without autism. The study will follow children with autism into adulthood to track brain development. Participants will receive a magnetic resonance imaging scan, MRI, and clinical phychological assessment at the beginning of the study and another three years later. The University's new $3 million MRI scanner, the Magne-to3T Trio System, will play a key role in monitoring brain development of individuals with autism, said Lainhart, who's also leading the neuroimaging m The number of people with autism in the United States is not known, but the disorder is estimated to occur in people per thousand, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Other than increased brain size in young children with autism, there are no major structural differences between the brains of people with autism and those who develop more two-to-si- typically. This leads researchers to suspect the brains of children and adults with autism have other problems. "The current thinking in autism is that some areas of the brain are not communicating properly," Lainhart said. "It's SALT LAKE CITY- - Two new passport locations are now open at central Utah Post Offices, bringing to 10 the total number of postal passport locations in the state. The new locations are in Delta and Ephraim, 55 East 100 North, Ephraim 84627. Customers can call to get the location of the passport post offices nearest Water for sale for well permits 462-214- 1 them and their passport customer service hours. The Post pyra-midavpro.co- Of- fice recommends you come in as early as possible to apply for your passport - at least two months or earlier before your departure - to avoid any extra costs to expedite your application. Normally, it costs $85 total for adults (16 years and older), with separate payments of $55 paid to the State Department for the passport application fee; and $30 to the U.S. Postal Service for its processing fee. For persons under 16, the total cost is $70 with separate payments of $40 and $30 respectively. Two identical photos of you are required which the Post Office can also take for a fee. For expedited passport service, add $60 for each application. To have your passport process go smoothly and efficiently, the Post Office recommends that you do the following; Bring in proper proof of American citizenship or naturalization. This must be either: a d certified birth certificate, available by contacting the State Department of Health of your state of birth; or it can be a previous official passport; or a naturalization certificate if you are foreign-bor(Please note: a d hospital-issuebirth certificate is not acceptable.) Bring in one officially-accept-abstate or government photo ID - this can be either a driver's license, a military photo ID, or a state-issue- d photo ID. Workplace IDs and regular photos are gen state-issue- le Call Steve Mfa or Joyce Olsen OLSfilr lead to therapies to treat or even change the course of the ", disorder. "The time is ripe," Lainhart said. "Most researchers are op- timistic and hopeful that within t' the next 10 years, maybe within" ' five, we'll have a much better of autism." , Diffusion tensor imaging has potential applications for other ;; ' disorders and diseases, such as; strokes, multiple sclerosis, amy-'-' otrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou ' Gehrig's Disease), tumors, and spinal cord injuries. The neuroimaging study is a collaborative effort, drawing ' J on researchers from the U ' School of Medicine's depart- , ments of psychiatry, neurolo- gy, and radiology, as well as the University's Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute. Colleagues from the Universi- - J ty of Wisconsin School of Medi-- l cine, Andrew Alexander, Ph.D., ( ' and Mariana Lazar, Ph.D., and Brigham Young University, Erin Bigler, Ph.D., are collabo-- . rating with the U researchers. Two other components of the Utah research are also extreme?-- ly important. Hilary Coon, Ph.D., research associate professor of psychia- - : ' try, is principal investigator for the genetics study. The genetics-study seeks to collect blood on ; 800 Utah families that have an 1 individual with autism, includ- ' with families multiple ing large relatives who have autism. Robert S. Fujinami, Ph.D., professor of neurology and principal investigator of the im- - ; munology component, is deter-- ' -- ; 1 -- ' mining if there are immunologi-- " cal mechanisms involved in autism. The genetics and immunolo- - " -gy data will be combined with ' the brain imaging data for an integrated study of autism. m also Clean and Straighten We Please give us the opportunity to serve TOR YOUR CHILDREN? Make your wishes known with a will! Richard you: (Engraving done by Headstones 1 'V WILL THE STATE DECIDE WHO CARES after 5 p.m. Taking orders for Memorial Day erally not acceptable. The passport application requires two recent identical photographs of you, which the Post Office will take fora $ 10 fee. These photos must meet specific passport requirements. To save time, you can down- load passport application documents at www.usps.compass-por- t and fill out your application beforehand. The application process at the Post Office can take as little as 10 minutes or less provided you apply early, have all the correct documentation, with no problems. All application are sent to the U.S. State Department for the final processing and approval. Provided everything goes smoothly, you can have your official passport mailed back to you, with plenty of time to pre-pare for your trip abroad. . 283-634- 4 462-213- 4, to x like areas of the brain are normal in size and shape, but the wiring between some parts is not right." With the 3T's powerful resolution, U researchers are going to track minuscule changes in the brain development of people with autism. Sophisticated image analysis methods will demarcate the gray and white matter of the brain and map changes in the size and shape of brain regions overtime. TT brain image data on children and adults will be combined and then brain volume and gray and white matter will be statistically compared between autistic children and adults and those who are developing normally. Employing diffusion tensor imaging, a technique that uses the dispersal of water molecules through cells, the researchers will look closer at the white matter in the brains of study participants. Gray matter consists of neuron cell bodies and is located on the surface of the brain in the cortex and deep in the brain. These cell bodies send out white matter fibers,, or axons, that connect differentpar tsoT The brain and allow them to communicate. Diffusion tensor imaging allows much more detailed study of white matter, including how fibers are organized. "The exquisite quality of 3T images lets us look closer and better at brain development in autism," Lainhart said. "There is no doubt we will learn much more about autism with the 3T scanner than was possible in the past." As information is gathered, UofU researchers hope it will help them put together a clearer picture of autism that may Ephraim post office to offer convenient passport applications Mt. Pleasant, call at or e-m- ail A April 8, 2004 PYRAMID THE L. Musick 338 South Dalton Memorial) Attorney-at-La- w State, Mt. (435) , 462-435- Pleasant 6 tI f' 'Vfggr? u I i) o The Next Stage o rsNSMsmzra Find it at Wells Fargo. We can introduce you to a variety of home equity financing options with competitive rates and affordable payment options that you won't find anywhere else. Like the exclusive Wells Fargo Home Asset Management m Account. It combines a mortgage with a home equity line of credit to put you in greater control of your biggest asset from day one. 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