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Summary: A new study has raised concerns about the safety of acetaminophen use during pregnancy, linking prenatal exposure to higher risks of autism and ADHD. Using the gold-standard Navigation Guide review method, the team analyzed 46 studies with over 100,000 participants, finding that stronger studies more consistently showed a connection. While the evidence does not prove causation, it highlights biological …

A neurochemistry journal has retracted a paper that claimed prenatal vaccine exposure caused autism-like behaviors in rats. The retraction comes more than a year after the paper’s publication and amid criticism of its methodology. The paper, which was originally published 10 January 2024 in Neurochemical Research, purported to show reduced sociability in rats born to mothers that received a human-sized …

Exposure to a toxic metal as far back as childhood could raise the risk of developing dementia later in life, a first-of-its-kind study suggests. Researchers in Canada studied more than 600,000 older US adults who were exposed as children to high levels of lead, a toxic metal linked to autism, infertility and cancer. They found people who grew up in …

RFK Jr. Rescinds Endorsement of Flu Vaccines With Preservative Falsely Linked to Autism  The New York Times RFK Jr. signs off on thimerosal-free flu vaccines, despite no evidence of harm from preservative  CNN RFK Jr. greenlights removing preservative from flu shots  Axios RFK Jr to remove preservative thimerosal from all US vaccines  The Guardian US ends use of flu shots with thimerosal in latest …

The way someone walks could reveal if they have autism, a top health expert has revealed.  Professor Nicole Rinehart, who has worked as a clinical psychologist for the last 20 years and is based out of Australia, says that having an ‘odd gait’ is now listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as a supporting diagnostic …

For the ‘millionth’ time a parent said to me today: “Everyone seems to have autism these days”. It wasn’t the first time, and it certainly won’t be the last. I understood their concern. When you hear about diagnosis rates increasing dramatically – one study points to a 787% increase in autism diagnoses between 1998 and 2018 – it’s natural to …

Summary: Some autistic teens mask their traits to “pass” as non-autistic in social settings, but a new study reveals the hidden cognitive toll. Using EEG, researchers found these teens show faster automatic responses to faces and dampened emotional reactivity, suggesting their brains may adapt to cope with social demands. This is the first direct evidence of how masking manifests in …

Autism spectrum disorder has long challenged both science and medicine. Each type presents differently – from speech delays to social difficulties to repetitive behaviors – making it hard to define and diagnose in a clear, unified way. Parents, clinicians, and researchers have often worked with uncertainty, relying on broad categories that mask the condition’s complexity. Researchers at Princeton …

There are at least four distinct subtypes of autism, a new study finds, helping to explain the various trajectories of individuals on the spectrum and offering a path toward more targeted treatments. Researchers grouped over 5,000 children ages 4 to 18 with autism based on more than 230 traits like social interactions, repetitive behaviors and developmental milestones to arrive at …

Signs of autism could be encoded in the way you walk  Hacker NewsView Full Coverage on Google News Source link