Autism
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SCN2A Gene Variants Dictate Neurological Disorder Severity
Summary: A new study reveals how genetic variants in the SCN2A gene influence the severity and type of neurological impairments, ...
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Autism’s Brain Structure Secrets Revealed
Summary: Researchers developed a groundbreaking approach using Diffusion MRI to explore the brain structures of individuals with autism spectrum disorder ...
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Gene Mutation Increases Autism Risk
Summary: Researchers made significant strides in understanding autism spectrum disorder’s genetic underpinnings. By studying mice with a frameshift mutation in ...
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A new culture war is brewing over autism and ADHD
When the National Health Service was founded in 1948, the then Health Secretary Aneurin Bevan optimistically argued that expenditure would ...
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Early Gut Flora Imbalance May Predict Autism and ADHD
Summary: Disturbances in gut flora during infancy are linked to the later development of neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD. ...
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Altered Brain pH Linked to Cognitive Disorders
Summary: A global study involving 131 researchers from 105 labs across seven countries has found altered brain pH and lactate ...
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Using weed during pregnancy may raise risk of child having autism or ADHD by 30%, large review warns
By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com 15:15 11 Mar 2024, updated 15:53 11 Mar 2024 Using marijuana during pregnancy ...
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The one thing I wish people would stop asking me when I tell them I have an autistic child
So I suppose I can partly understand the fact that people without any experience of neurodiversity might wonder why autism ...
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How pregnant women can harm their baby by eating fast food
Women’s Health By Alex Mitchell Published Feb. 8, 2024, 5:00 p.m. ET It may be the ultimate sacrifries. New research ...