A 5-min checklist may help docs detect autism in 1-year-olds
April 29th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 29 (ANI): A simple five-minute checklist completed by parents in a pediatrician's waiting room may soon become a standard tool to detect autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in infants when they ... Read more...
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Living near freeway may be linked to autism
December 18th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): A new study by researchers from Children's Hospital Los Angeles, the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) and the UC Davis MIND Institute, ... Read more...
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Genetic deletion identified as major risk factor for autism, schizophrenia
November 5th, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 5 (ANI): An international team of scientists led by Emory University has identified the deletion of a genomic region on chromosome 17 as a significant risk factor for autism spectrum ... Read more...
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Effect of alcohol on foetus development not clear, say researchers
June 17th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 17 (ANI): According to a review, there has been little progress in understanding the effects of alcohol on foetal development during pregnancy.Four first-year medical students at Georgetown University School of ... Read more...
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Cognitive and motor delays linked to ‘flat head syndrome’ in infants
February 15th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): A new study has linked cognitive and motor delays to 'flat head syndrome' in young babies.In the study, researchers found that infants averaging six months of age who ... Read more...
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Developmental delays may explain differences in behavior of ape species
January 29th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 29 (ANI): A new research has suggested that developmental delay may explain major differences in the physical appearance, behavior, and cognition in two different species of apes.The research suggests that ... Read more...
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Bonding between mother, baby reduces childhood neglect
December 26th, 2009 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 26 (IANS) Strengthening the bond between mother and baby is one way of reducing childhood neglect, says a new study.
University of Queensland (UQ) researcher Lane Strathearn's study identifies how ... Read more...
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Gene linked to abnormalities in learning, behaviour identified
November 9th, 2009 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 9 (ANI): Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine have identified a new gene linked to significant abnormalities in learning and behaviour.They said that the loss of CHRNA7 gene through deletion ... Read more...
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Kids with small head size at risk of neurologic problems
September 15th, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 15 (ANI): Kids whose head size is smaller than that of 97 percent of children may be at an increased risk of neurologic and cognitive problems, and should be screened ... Read more...
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American fined for seeking to adopt child for domestic work
August 31st, 2009 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday imposed a fine on an American national for intending to adopt a child with the intention of using him as a domestic ... Read more...
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Mothers of autistic kids suffer from higher levels of parenting stress
July 9th, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the mothers of autistic children have higher levels of parenting-related stress and psychological distress than the mothers of kids with developmental delay."Both ... Read more...
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Novel way to detect intellectual disabilities
June 24th, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 24 (ANI): Scientists from University of California, Davis have devised a novel technique to measure intellectual disability in patients with fragile X syndrome.Fragile X syndrome is the most common form ... Read more...
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Blood pressure researchers identify surprising new syndrome
March 17th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 17 (ANI): Yale researchers say that they have identified previously undescribed syndrome associated with seizures, a lack of coordination, developmental delay and hearing loss.
The researchers have revealed that they ... Read more...
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Risk factors in severity of ”flat head syndrome” in babies identified
March 11th, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): Researchers from Hasbro Children''s Hospital and Children''s Hospital Boston have identified risk factors for the severity of asymmetrical head shapes, known as deformational plagiocephaly (DP), or more ... Read more...
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Genetic mutation responsible for humans walking upright
June 2nd, 2008 - 12:43 pm ICT by admin
Washington , June 2 (ANI): Researchers in Turkey have found that genetic mutations are responsible for humans walking upright, and not on all fours.A research team led by Professor Tayfun Ozcelik, ... Read more...
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Scientists discover novel gene for new form of intellectual disability
April 25th, 2008 - 4:00 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Apr 25 (ANI): Researchers at The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have found that a gene, called CC2D2A, causes a previously unidentified form of intellectual disability, characterised ... Read more...
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Gene behind devastating vitamin disorder identified
April 3rd, 2008 - 11:58 am ICT by admin
London, April 3 (IANS) An international team has identified the gene behind a rare but serious vitamin B12-related disorder and also picked up clues about how the vitamin acts within the body. ... Read more...
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Genetic flaw increases risk of autism
January 10th, 2008 - 1:38 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 10 (ANI): Scientists have made a breakthrough in the fight against autism, by identifying a genetic defect that appears to increase one's susceptibility to the condition.The multi-institutional study involving Massachusetts ... Read more...
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Eating large fish may make kids vulnerable to mercury poisoning
January 7th, 2008 - 1:49 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, January 7 (ANI): Eating large fish like swordfish, marlin, and shark may make young children vulnerable to mercury poisoning, say health experts.This proposition comes amid reports that high levels of ... Read more...
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