Environmental risk for autism, explained
Autism results from an interplay between genetics and the environment, but it has been tough to nail down the environmental factors involved.
Autism results from an interplay between genetics and the environment, but it has been tough to nail down the environmental factors involved.
Women whose children are severely autistic have lower serotonin levels than do those whose children have mild or moderate autism traits.
Taking antidepressants during pregnancy is unlikely to raise the risk of having a child with autism.
Watch the complete replay of Judy Van de Water discussing the maternal immune system and autism.
High blood pressure, preterm birth and other pregnancy complications may increase the risk of autism.
Cultural barriers lead clinicians to misdiagnose or miss children with autism in immigrant communities.
Mouse brains exposed to inflammation in the womb become more susceptible to a second challenge.
Understanding autism features in children who were deprived of social contact as infants could offer clues to the condition.
Maternal immune activation — caused by infection or even psychological stress during pregnancy — is a strong risk factor for neurological conditions such as autism.
The combination of prenatal stress and a preterm labor drug may elicit seizures and autism-like behaviors in rat pups.