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How did the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders change before and during COVID-19?

Researchers reported on autism spectrum disorders prevalence among four-year-old children.

27 Mar 2023

Government’s new funding to transform hundreds of youth facilities in deprived areas

Young people are to benefit from the rebuilding and renovation of youth centers in some of the country's most disadvantaged areas, as beneficiaries of the first major tranche from the Government's Youth Investment Fund have been announced today.

27 Mar 2023

Discontinuing use of THC may reverse its effects on male fertility

A 2022 study from Oregon Health & Science University researchers confirmed that chronic use of cannabis may greatly impact male fertility and reproductive outcomes in nonhuman primates - but it was unclear whether the effects are permanent.

27 Mar 2023

The policy, and politics, of Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage, the private-sector alternative to original Medicare, now enrolls nearly half of all Medicare beneficiaries.

23 Mar 2023

CDC report finds a continued rise in the overall prevalence of autism among 8-year-olds

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health contributed to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that found a continued rise in the overall prevalence of autism among 8-year-olds in 2020, the year the data was collected, as well as notable sex and racial/ethnic trends.

23 Mar 2023

Study assesses the effect of transcutaneous spinal stimulation on intrathecal baclofen pump in patients with spinal cord injury

Researchers from Kessler Foundation and Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation (collectively "Kessler") conducted the first prospective study to assess whether transcutaneous spinal stimulation (TSS) interacts with implanted intrathecal baclofen (ITB) pump delivery systems for managing spasticity.

21 Mar 2023

Kids with autism receive vision screening less often than other children

Young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are much less likely to receive vision screening than their peers, despite high risk for serious eye disorders, according to a study by Nemours Children's Health published today in Pediatrics.

21 Mar 2023

Investigating how gut microbiota affect neuroplasticity and neurodevelopment

In a recent study published in the journal Neuropharmacology, researchers in Pisa, Italy, explored how gut microbiota can influence neuroplasticity.

20 Mar 2023

Gut microbiomes and mental health: how do they interact?

A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Medicine reviewed recent literature on the link between gut microbiota, the brain, and neurological disorders.

19 Mar 2023

A convergent coexpression approach identifies novel genes associated with autism

The current study analyzes transcriptional convergence across many autism risk genes.

14 Mar 2023

How does the gut microbiome affect muscle strength?

Researchers use fecal microbiome transplantation in mouse models to examine the role of gut microbiota in determining muscle strength.

14 Mar 2023

No increased risk of neuropsychiatric events in children born to mothers using leukotriene-receptor antagonists in pregnancy

A new study examined the associations between leukotriene-receptor antagonists (LTRAs) use in pregnancy and neuropsychiatric events (NEs) risk in the offspring.

13 Mar 2023

Schizophrenia risk conferred by rare damaging genetic variants is conserved across ethnicities

Researchers have identified two previously unknown genes linked to schizophrenia and newly implicated a third gene as carrying risk for both schizophrenia and autism.

13 Mar 2023

Scientists study how maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy affects child’s brain development

Scientists led by the Lieber Institute for Brain Development are studying how a mother's SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy affects the biology of the placenta and the corresponding trajectory of the child's brain development, including the risk for neurodevelopmental disorders such as schizophrenia and autism.

13 Mar 2023

A review on two novel eating disorders

Researchers review existing data on avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) and atypical-type anorexia nervosa (AN).

13 Mar 2023

Longitudinal changes in neurophysiological functional connectivity associated with working memory recognition in autism spectrum disorder

A recent study evaluates the neural correlates of successful recognition of visual stimuli to investigate functional connectivity changes in autism.

13 Mar 2023

Autism News and Research

Latest Autism News and Research

How did the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders change before and during COVID-19?

Government’s new funding to transform hundreds of youth facilities in deprived areas

Discontinuing use of THC may reverse its effects on male fertility

The policy, and politics, of Medicare Advantage

CDC report finds a continued rise in the overall prevalence of autism among 8-year-olds

Study assesses the effect of transcutaneous spinal stimulation on intrathecal baclofen pump in patients with spinal cord injury

Kids with autism receive vision screening less often than other children

Investigating how gut microbiota affect neuroplasticity and neurodevelopment

Gut microbiomes and mental health: how do they interact?

A convergent coexpression approach identifies novel genes associated with autism

How does the gut microbiome affect muscle strength?

No increased risk of neuropsychiatric events in children born to mothers using leukotriene-receptor antagonists in pregnancy

Schizophrenia risk conferred by rare damaging genetic variants is conserved across ethnicities

Scientists study how maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy affects child’s brain development

A review on two novel eating disorders

Longitudinal changes in neurophysiological functional connectivity associated with working memory recognition in autism spectrum disorder

Abnormally low autoantibody activity significantly associated with autism severity

New insight into the possible ASD-cardiometabolic diseases link

New discoveries made regarding autism onset in mouse models

Montana considers new wave of legislation to loosen vaccination rules

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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