Children with autism experience abnormal gene regulation and immune function that is often triggered by infection, and their symptoms may be significantly improved using targeted drugs.

Studies over the last decade of acetaminophen use in pregnancy — including a recent scientific review — have yielded mixed results but have not found a causal connection. By Azeen Ghorayshi For more ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) —A Garretson family is doing what it can to raise money to find a cure for a rare syndrome. Three-year-old Carter Dreckman was diagnosed with CTNNB1 when he was just 10 months ...

An increasing amount of attention is being paid to dyslexia and autism. These neurodevelopmental disorders affect a large number of children, to the point where they have become household names for ...

The emergence of human brain organoids (hBOs) has transformed how we study brain development, disease mechanisms, and therapy discovery. These 3D in vitro neural models closely mimic the cellular ...

A longitudinal pregnancy cohort study from January 1998 to July 2015 identified associations of prenatal pesticide chlorpyrifos exposure with brain structure in school-aged children. HealthDay News — ...

The most common over-the-counter pain medication used during pregnancy may be linked to autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders, or ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (KSLA) - Louisiana State Police have issued a Level II Endangered/Missing Child Advisory for 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez. He was reported missing to the New Orleans Police Department at ...

In the Department of Genetics, doctors are using genetic and genomic testing to pinpoint the exact cause of a patient’s condition—even when symptoms mimic more than one disorder. This clarity is ...

Enterostomy is a vital intervention for many congenital developmental abnormalities and acquired gastrointestinal conditions in neonates. Nutritional complications are frequent and associated with ...

In Alzheimer’s disease, proteins like amyloid beta form clumps, known as plaques, that damage the brain. But in some people, immune cells called microglia break down these proteins before they can ...

The recommendations include the use of chest CT in patients with persistent or progressive respiratory symptoms at 3 months after infection and the use of low-dose CT protocols for follow-up CT ...