AI analysis predicts smoking during pregnancy may increase the risk of behavioral disorders in newborns
The fact that smoking is a risk factor for several diseases, including cancer, stroke, and diabetes, has been known for approximately half a century. However, over the past few decades, scientists have brought to light many ...
Mar 5, 2024
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For children on the autism spectrum, having a service dog can lead to sleep improvements
Service dogs, originally trained to assist physically disabled individuals with guidance, physical tasks, and medical alerts, have more recently begun to provide psychiatric assistance to individuals with conditions such ...
How autism is diagnosed
According to the advocacy group Autism Speaks, one in every 36 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Feb 29, 2024
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Uncovering the connections between autism, sensory hypersensitivity
Supported by a grant, the Auerbach Lab at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology will examine how different genes associated with autism spectrum disorders may similarly impact our brain's neurons, resulting ...
Feb 29, 2024
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A 'gene of prejudice' could help explain variations in human personality and demystify autism
Individuals with the neurodevelopmental disorder Williams syndrome have a gregarious "cocktail party" personality, while those with the opposite genetic alteration, in contrast, tend to have autistic traits and are prone ...
Feb 28, 2024
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A simple eye reflex test may be able to assess autism in children
Scientists at UC San Francisco may have discovered a new way to test for autism by measuring how children's eyes move when they turn their heads. They found that kids who carry a variant of a gene that is associated with ...
Feb 28, 2024
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Empowering autistic teens: New clinician advice for navigating chronic pain
When you're an autistic teenager living with chronic pain, getting treatment for your pain can be a challenging experience. That's according to a group of young people who've spoken to Dr. Abbie Jordan of the Department of ...
Feb 22, 2024
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Japan versus UK: Impact of social camouflage on mental health in autistic adults
As people with autism grow up, they face unique challenges. They find it difficult to deal with mental health issues. There is a big gap in understanding how pretending to fit in (known as social camouflage), cultural beliefs, ...
Feb 21, 2024
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Study sheds light on links between cognitive and motor skill development in children with autism
A recent study by Oregon State University researchers highlighted the ways motor skills and cognitive skills develop in connection with each other in young children with autism, and found an opportunity for behavioral and ...
Feb 19, 2024
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New study finds no significant association between preterm delivery and autism
Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is one of the most common developmental disorders and is increasingly diagnosed worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated one in 100 children ...
Feb 13, 2024
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Study reveals microbiome changes linked to autism spectrum disorder
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by decreased social communication and repetitive behaviors, has long intrigued scientists seeking to unravel its underlying mechanisms. Researchers ...
Feb 12, 2024
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Number of at-risk youth with intellectual disability and autism in the US foster care system is growing: Study
Youth with foster care involvement have an increased risk for mental health diagnoses, trauma and worse outcomes in adulthood than their peers. Research about how youth with disabilities, including autism and intellectual ...
Feb 12, 2024
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Largest ever study of autistic people's research priorities finds need for focus on mental health
The largest ever study of autistic people's priorities has revealed a desire to focus research on mental health, post-diagnosis support and social stigma.
Feb 9, 2024
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Neuronal abnormalities in autism-associated canine model carry Shank3 mutations
Researchers led by Prof. Zhang Yongqing from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have established for the first time a brain slice electrophysiology system in an autism-associated ...
Feb 7, 2024
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Understanding neurodiversity across the UK population: Study
A new study has provided insight into how experiences and features of neurodiversity vary among adults in the UK.
Feb 6, 2024
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New UK report reveals autism assessment and support crisis
A report published today (Friday 2 February) by the Child of the North initiative—led by the N8 Research Partnership and former Children's Commissioner Anne Longfield's new Center for Young Lives think tank, reveals a crisis ...
Feb 2, 2024
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Research finds autism spectrum disorder prevalence nearly doubled in Israel between 2017 and 2021
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnoses have increased worldwide over the last decade. Initially, ASD rates in Israel were lower than those reported in the U.S. and western Europe. However, a new collaborative study by Ben-Gurion ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Genomic 'butterfly effect' explains risk for autism spectrum disorder
Researchers in the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) examined the genetics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by analyzing mutations in the genomes of individuals and their families. They discovered that a special kind ...
Jan 26, 2024
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