Use of antidepressants during pregnancy linked to slightly higher risk of autism in children
Children exposed to antidepressants during pregnancy seem to be at a slightly higher risk of…
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Sponsored academies not succeeding with disadvantaged pupils who did well at primary school
Disadvantaged pupils who have fallen behind at primary schools make more progress by GCSE in…
Neuroimaging technique may help predict autism among high-risk infants
Functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging (fcMRI) may predict which high-risk, six-month old infants will develop…
Prenatal tobacco exposure can lead to executive function issues in adolescents
The negative impact of prenatal tobacco exposure on a child can last well into their…
Umbilical cord blood therapy may improve autistic symptoms, study suggests
Infusing an autistic child with blood from its umbilical cord may reduce symptoms of autism…
Tantrums aren’t caused by speech and language deficits in children with autism
Speech or language impairments may not be the cause of more frequent tantrums in children…
Autistic traits in girls linked to maternal grandmothers’ smoking
Girls whose maternal grandmothers smoked are more likely to display autistic traits according to research…
Swimming an ‘imperative survival skill’ for children with autism
Children with autism are 160 times as likely to die from drowning as the general…
Imaging study confirms differences in ADHD brains
The prestigious journal The Lancet has published a large study identifying differences in the brains…
Biomarkers could help predict which infants will develop autism
A US study using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in infants who have older siblings with…