10th April, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments
A major study of the relationships between maternal metabolic conditions and the risk that a child will be born with a neurodevelopmental disorder has found strong links between maternal diabetes and obesity and the likelihood of having a child with autism or another developmental disability.
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5th April, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Among autistic children with no family history of ASD, researchers uncovered 49 gene mutations disrupting a pathway that modifies chromatin and regulates genes in the brain and nervous system. Various changes in this pathway contribute to children developing autism in different ways. Many different forms of autism exist at the molecular level, making ASD an »
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4th April, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments
For children with autism, being born several weeks early or several weeks late tends to increase the severity of their symptoms, according to new research.
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3rd April, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Parents of children with autism are more likely to get common ailments such as colds, coughs and headaches as a direct result of the increased stresses linked to their caring duties, according to new research.
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30th March, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 88 children in the United States has been identified as having an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a new study. Autism spectrum disorders are almost five times more common among boys than girls — with 1 in 54 boys identified.
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