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Family genetics vital to understand autism progression
Study revealed total amount of rare mutations in person's genome can explain why individuals with 1 disease can have multiple symptoms.
08 Sep 2018 6:48 PM
Depression risk in young adults associated with autism
The identification and treatment of depression in people with ASD may help improve their quality of life.
02 Sep 2018 2:51 PM
Music lessons help children to support their autistic peers
New research investigated the impact of school-based music lessons on children aged nine to eleven years old, both with and without autism.
30 Aug 2018 4:20 PM
Probiotics in baby poo could help lose weight, boost health
Probiotics is present in a lot of foods, from yoghurt to pickles and even bread.
24 Aug 2018 12:19 PM
Man’s bowel bursts from being filled with too much faeces
Doctors were shocked to discover his ‘megarectum’ dilated to seven inched (18cm) and the last part of his colon filled with faeces.
23 Aug 2018 2:09 PM
Mothers' pesticide levels may lead to autism in children
The findings appeared in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
18 Aug 2018 8:03 PM
Children born to women exposed to DDT at higher risk of autism
For the overall sample of autism cases, the odds were nearly one-third higher among offspring exposed to elevated maternal DDE levels.
16 Aug 2018 8:55 PM
'40 genes linked to aggressive behaviour identified'
"These genes take part in biological processes that are related to the development and function of the central nervous system.
11 Jul 2018 12:58 PM
Folic acid linked to healthy brain development through childhood
Brain cortex thickness was greatest in youth born after full implementation of folic acid fortification.
05 Jul 2018 3:43 PM
Genetic interactions responsible for neuro disorders
The researchers turned to fruit flies to try to identify how the deletion on chromosome 16 was causing these symptoms.
01 Jul 2018 1:09 PM
Diabetic mums are more likely to have children with autism, says study
Research, in recent years, has pointed toward a link between the condition, the immune system and the developing foetal brain.
26 Jun 2018 10:37 AM
'Online information on vaccines, autism not reliable'
The idea that vaccines can cause autism is still around, and parents continue to be exposed to this misinformation.
18 Jun 2018 1:16 PM
Pit bull protects two-year-old autistic toddler who got lost in woods for two days
Two-year-old Charlee Campbell disappeared around 10am on Thursday morning from her grandmum’s house in Lebanon Junction, Kentucky.
11 Jun 2018 9:47 PM
Children with autism spectrum disorder more prone to food allergy
Children with ASD are more than twice as likely to suffer from a food allergy than children who do not have it.
10 Jun 2018 8:22 AM
Children with autism spectrum disorder more prone to food allergy
The study found that 11.25 percent of children reportedly diagnosed with ASD have a food allergy.
09 Jun 2018 6:38 PM
Smartphone app can detect autism symptoms in kids
Autism screening in young children is presently done in clinical settings, rather than the child's natural environment.
03 Jun 2018 4:10 PM
Smartphone app can detect autism symptoms in kids
The study points the way to broader, easier access to screening for autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
03 Jun 2018 2:47 PM
Here's how emotions in facial expressions are understood
Special brain mechanisms may be more concerned with emotion detection than recognition per se.
02 Jun 2018 5:30 PM
People with autism can't recognise lies: Study
It is also related to how many ASD traits people in the general population have, the more traits, the poorer deception detection ability.
23 May 2018 2:22 PM
Does eating fish in pregnancy increase autism risk?
The health benefits of fish outweigh the risks from mercury.
22 May 2018 1:40 PM
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