Sentences with phrase «increase risk for autism»

Quantitative autistic traits are transmitted intergenerationally and increase risk for autism spectrum disorders

Importance Maternal infections and fever during pregnancy are associated with increased risk for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).

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As ultrasounds have been standard practice for checking up on baby's development and progress during pregnancy, it would be alarming if there is a connection between exposure to ultrasounds and increased risk of being diagnosed with autism.

Page and his colleagues, who use animal models to understand how autism risk factors impact the developing brain and to identify potential treatments for the condition, have found that animals with mutations in the autism risk gene phosphatase and tensin homolog (Pten) mimic aspects of autism, including increased brain size, social deficits and increased repetitive behavior.

The largest of its kind, the study examined genetic data in 100,000 individuals including 40,000 people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and also found that some of the genes identified as increasing risk for schizophrenia have previously been associated with other neurodevelopmental disorders, including intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders.

Premature babies are at an increased risk for developing autism spectrum disorder.

Incidence in the general population is about 1 %, for example, so an 87 % increase in ASD risk due to SSRI use would raise a child's absolute risk of developing autism to roughly 2 %.

«The risk for schizophrenia increases 2-fold when a father is over 45 years of age, and the risk for autism increases 2 -5-fold.

Many children with Autism Spectrum Disorder face increased risk of injury when they wander away from adults who care for them.

«The evidence base for a role for maternal exposure to air pollution increasing the risk of autism spectrum disorders is becoming quite strong,» said Weisskopf.

The team found that genetic variants that contribute to higher scores on the Eyes Test also increase the risk for anorexia, but not autism.

For example, at least two of the autism - associated gene changes described in the paper were associated with increased risk for seizurFor example, at least two of the autism - associated gene changes described in the paper were associated with increased risk for seizurfor seizures.

Notably, the study reported no significant increased risk of autism for women who gave birth to singleton children.

This rare genetic disorder predisposes patients to increased risks for multiple kinds of cancers as well as neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism.

This approach has identified genes that are relevant to for example autism, as well as individual mutations that substantially increase or decrease the risk for e.g. cardiovascular disease.

We are exploring the mechanisms underlying how maternal infection increases the risk for schizophrenia and autism in the offspring.

Children suffering from autism have been reported to have low bone mineral density and increased risk for fracture, yet the cellular origin of the bone phenotype remains unknown.

Researchers at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities tracking age - related issues of autism identified an increased risk of Parkinson's disease in this high - impact paper.

While they aren't sure yet, the researchers note that the Zika virus resembles some infections that can increase the risk for mental illness later in life, like schizophrenia, autism, and bipolar disorder.

According to researchers, increased risk of miscarriage, neonatal health issues, preterm birth as well as the possibility of long term neurobehavioral problems, such as autism, indicate that a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, should only be prescribed with extreme caution and with full counseling for women suffering from depression and trying to fall pregnant.

Over the past several years, vitamin D deficiency has been associated with increased risk for such brain - related disorders as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, autism, and even dementia.

Gluten sensitivity increases your risk for type 1 diabetes, obesity, gastrointestinal cancers, brain disorders, and autism.

It is also important for physicians to be aware that the prevalence of celiac disease is increased in certain high risk groups, such as insulin dependent diabetics, people with either Down's syndrome, IgA deficiency or autoimmune thyroid diseases, Alzheimer's or autism and children with juvenile arthritis.»

Autism is a «really complicated» disorder, and the evidence to date suggests that a combination of genes and so - called environmental factors — some of which may increase the risk of both autism and schizophrenia — are involved, says Patrick F. Sullivan, M.D., lead author of the study and director of the Center for Psychiatric Genomics at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, in ChapelAutism is a «really complicated» disorder, and the evidence to date suggests that a combination of genes and so - called environmental factors — some of which may increase the risk of both autism and schizophrenia — are involved, says Patrick F. Sullivan, M.D., lead author of the study and director of the Center for Psychiatric Genomics at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, in Chapelautism and schizophrenia — are involved, says Patrick F. Sullivan, M.D., lead author of the study and director of the Center for Psychiatric Genomics at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, in Chapel Hill.

Perhaps for this reason, the etiology of ASD is not well defined and the combinations of environmental and genetic factors that protect against or increase risk of developing autism are not well understood.

She calls on healthcare providers to assess dietary intake of dairy and protein in children with autism as part of their wellness care and be mindful of the increased risk for low bone density among these children.

«Widespread exposures to toxic chemicals in our air, water, food, soil, and consumer products can increase the risks for cognitive, behavioral, or social impairment, as well as specific neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).»

However, when they controlled for comorbid attention problems, they found that the difference in injury risk between the two groups all but disappeared, indicating to the researchers that attention problems, in children with or without autism, may be the real factor behind the increased injury risk seen in previous studies.

Confirming previous reports, the results demonstrate that raising a child with autism is associated with an increased risk for both mental health difficulties and reduced wellbeing.

We hypothesized that the double hit conferred by sex and diagnosis increases the risk for internalizing disorders in adolescent females with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).