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Hospitalization during pregnancy boosts risk of difficulties in child
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Children of women who are hospitalized during pregnancy may develop poor physical, social, cognitive or emotional skills.
From parental age to infection during pregnancy, environmental elements can influence autism risk.
Children of women who are hospitalized during pregnancy may develop poor physical, social, cognitive or emotional skills.
How the brain’s immune cells develop in ‘germ-free’ mice might help explain why autism is more prevalent in boys than girls.
Women who take folic acid or other vitamins before or during pregnancy may decrease their risk of having a child with autism.
We waded through the sea of autism studies published in 2017 and spotted several themes.
Cultural barriers lead clinicians to misdiagnose or miss children with autism in immigrant communities.
Older men and women are more likely than young ones to have a child with autism, but this connection is not straightforward.
Men and women with rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune condition, are at increased risk of having a child with autism.
Sophisticated animal models — including a new rat model — are revealing how maternal antibodies contribute to autism risk.
Nongenetic rodent models most relevant to autism tend to be those exposed to environmental agents in the womb or shortly after birth.
Four large studies published since May arrive at various conclusions about whether exposure to antidepressants in the womb ups autism risk.
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