Autism

SCN2A Gene Variants Dictate Neurological Disorder Severity

Debi Johnson

Summary: A new study reveals how genetic variants in the SCN2A gene influence the severity and type of neurological impairments, ...

Autism’s Brain Structure Secrets Revealed

Debi Johnson

Summary: Researchers developed a groundbreaking approach using Diffusion MRI to explore the brain structures of individuals with autism spectrum disorder ...

Gene Mutation Increases Autism Risk

Debi Johnson

Summary: Researchers made significant strides in understanding autism spectrum disorder’s genetic underpinnings. By studying mice with a frameshift mutation in ...

A new culture war is brewing over autism and ADHD

Debi Johnson

When the National Health Service was founded in 1948, the then Health Secretary Aneurin Bevan optimistically argued that expenditure would ...

Early Gut Flora Imbalance May Predict Autism and ADHD

Debi Johnson

Summary: Disturbances in gut flora during infancy are linked to the later development of neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD. ...

Altered Brain pH Linked to Cognitive Disorders

Debi Johnson

Summary: A global study involving 131 researchers from 105 labs across seven countries has found altered brain pH and lactate ...

Using weed during pregnancy may raise risk of child having autism or ADHD by 30%, large review warns

Debi Johnson

By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com 15:15 11 Mar 2024, updated 15:53 11 Mar 2024 Using marijuana during pregnancy ...

The one thing I wish people would stop asking me when I tell them I have an autistic child

Debi Johnson

So I suppose I can partly understand the fact that people without any experience of neurodiversity might wonder why autism ...

Autism Social Difficulties Linked to Specific Gene

Daisy Hips

Summary: Researchers shed light on the genetic underpinnings of social behavior, focusing on the gene GTF2I’s role in Williams syndrome ...

How pregnant women can harm their baby by eating fast food

Debi Johnson

Women’s Health By Alex Mitchell Published Feb. 8, 2024, 5:00 p.m. ET It may be the ultimate sacrifries. New research ...