Researchers uncover insights into the developmental trajectory of autism
In a groundbreaking study published in JAMA Pediatrics on October 2, 2023, researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital shed new light…
In a groundbreaking study published in JAMA Pediatrics on October 2, 2023, researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital shed new light…
Autistic people have higher rates of chronic physical health conditions across the whole body and are more likely to have…
Go ahead. Try asking a crying child or baby what’s wrong, and you most likely will come away as baffled…
Diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is still a daunting challenge because of the degree of complexity involved, requiring highly specialized…
The molecular processes responsible for natural ageing of cells are poorly understood. Studying conditions in humans where ageing is accelerated…
In a recent publication released by PubMed, American scientists led by Dr. Dufault at the Food Ingredient and Health Research…
Young children with common ear, nose, and throat (ENT) issues may be at subsequent risk of autism or high levels…
An extra copy of a gene that controls synapse formation in the cortex causes excessive inhibitory signaling and may contribute…
People with autism spectrum disorder can be classified into four distinct subtypes based on their brain activity and behavior, according…
A University of California, Riverside, study has identified the biological underpinnings of a reproductive disorder caused by the mutation of a gene. This…
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows the rates and demographics of children with…
A study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 2009 to 2017 determined that approximately 1…
Leukaemia (blood cancer) is a group of malignant and aggressive diseases of the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow. Very…
Rutgers research that may eventually enable far earlier autism diagnoses shows that typically developing infants perceive audio-video synchrony better than…
There is this picture – you may have seen it. It is black and white and has two silhouettes facing…
Open spina bifida (SB), a neural tube defect (NTD), also known as myelomeningocele, remains the most complex congenital abnormality of…
A positive effect of nusinersen treatment on motor function in ambulant pediatric and adult spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patients during…
We all do it: that high-pitched, sing-songy voice that spills out of your mouth whenever a baby is around. Caregivers…
The world’s first international clinical guidelines to help prevent and treat heart complications in children undergoing cancer treatment have been…
A genetic test known as chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) could help identify the cause of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)…
A study of more than 2000 US parents of babies aged 3-18 months highlights the benefits and safety of behavioural…
The development of autism may now become easier to understand, thanks to an explanatory model presented in a thesis from…
A cross-disciplinary team of researchers in the College of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has discovered…
Scientists have for the first time pinpointed a large number of genes that are reliably associated with dyslexia. Around a…
For decades, doctors have treated kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with methylphenidate, a stimulant drug sold as Ritalin and Concerta,…
Adults living with cerebral palsy cannot die from cerebral palsy, yet the condition is commonly listed as an underlying cause…
A new tool under development by University at Buffalo researchers could one day help clinicians better predict resistance to immunoglobulin…
Scientists looking to understand the fundamental brain mechanisms of autism spectrum disorder have found that a gene mutation known to…
Adopting some of the strategies behind successfully treating the childhood disease spinal muscular atrophy may enable development of therapies to…
Researchers have identified a new way to treat young children with Kawasaki Disease (KD) to prevent life-threatening coronary artery damage…