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There are also suggested links to other impacts on the neurological development of children, including
an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder.
Air pollution and
increased risk of autism have been linked through several studies.
An astute reader of Deep Nutrition points out the connection between holiday season indulgences in high carb and vegetable oil rich foods and
increased risk of autism.
Other studies have shown
an increased risk of autism in children born to women with Hashimoto's hypothyroidism.
However, the study only found an association and could not prove that high levels caused
an increased risk of autism.
According to a study, use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants during pregnancy could result in
an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders.
However, more than 10 studies comparing hundreds of thousands of children who did or didn't receive MMR vaccines consistently showed
no increased risk of autism.
«If
the increased risk of autism really is associated with increased levels of vitamins then the crucial thing surely is the concentration in the baby at birth?
«The idea is that during evolution these variants that have positive effects on cognitive function were selected, but at a cost — in this case
an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders.»
New research suggests evolution is favoring the disorder: A study in PLOS Genetics says certain genetic mutations that are associated with
an increased risk of autism were passed on during evolution because they are also associated with improved cognitive abilities.
Notably, the study reported no significant
increased risk of autism for women who gave birth to singleton children.
The day after Henry was born, while we were still bleary - eyed from a late - night cesarean delivery, we caught part of a report on the hospital television about
an increased risk of autism in the children of older fathers.
A deletion in the region is also associated with
an increased risk of autism.
«Children whose mothers have lupus might be at
increased risk of autism spectrum disorders.»
In addition to suffering growth abnormalities, patients with this disorder also have abnormally large brains and
an increased risk of autism.
The latest findings show that genetic defects in the body's ability to manufacture carnitine might be associated with
an increased risk of autism because carnitine deficiency interferes with the normal processes by which neural stem cells promote and organize embryonic and fetal brain development.
Is habitual toe - walking in children linked to
an increased risk of autism and other cognitive disorders?
Recently, researchers from Harvard and Mt Sinai found that both environmental chemicals and environmental stress can disrupt the development of a fetus» brain and negatively impact the baby's long - term health, even
increasing the risk of autism spectrum disorders.
But over the past decade, researchers have identified hundreds of gene variations that seem to affect brain development in ways that
increase the risk of autism.
Taking antidepressants during pregnancy does not
increase the risk of autism or attention - deficit / hyperactivity disorder, two new large studies suggest.
Other factors, such as older parents and maternal obesity, can also
increase the risk of autism.
This is intriguing given that inflammation during pregnancy, which alters MHCI levels in the fetal brain, may slightly
increase the risk of autism in genetically predisposed individuals, she said.
It may be no coincidence that many of the genes thought to
increase the risk of autism are also involved in the division of cells.
«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 newest study from the Autism Speaks MSSNG project — the world's largest autism genome sequencing program — identified an additional 18 gene variations that appear to
increase the risk of autism.
Many genes that
increase the risk of autism spectrum disorders have been identified, but their mechanisms remain largely unknown.
Looking back through 20 years of data, researchers discovered that infections during pregnancy
increase the risk of autism.
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 Chapel Hill.
Not exact matches
There is also credible evidence that they
increase the
risk of birth defects, infertility, and have been linked to the development
of autism.
Animal and preliminary human research has also suggested that some types
of casein protein might be associated with
increased risk or severity
of autism.
Studies suggest that diet and stress modify sperm epigenetically and
increase an offspring's
risk of heart disease,
autism and schizophrenia.
Though
autism risk increases with maternal age, the rate of increase is often blown out of proportion, according to a UC Davis Autism
autism risk increases with maternal age, the rate
of increase is often blown out
of proportion, according to a UC Davis
Autism Autism study.
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.
Dravet patients usually develop moderate to severe cognitive delays and some features
of autism, and are at
increased risk of SUDEP (sudden unexplained death in epilepsy).
Previous studies have shown links between human gut bacteria and
increased risk of a wide variety
of diseases including diabetes,
autism, heart disease, and even some forms
of cancer.
Children born to mothers with polycystic ovarian syndrome, PCOS, are at an
increased risk of developing
autism spectrum disorders, according to a new epidemiological study from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet.
The study, conducted by Weiss, and clinical developmental psychology PhD candidates Stephanie Brown - Lavoie and Michelle Viecili, found that the lack
of sexual knowledge in adults with
autism played a role in
increasing the
risk of sexual victimization — experiences
of sexual coercion, unwanted sexual contact, attempted rape or rape.
High -
risk infants had an older sibling already diagnosed with
autism,
increasing the infant's
risk of also having the condition by 20 fold.
Her daughter Natalie was considered at an
increased risk, following the diagnosis
of a sibling, an older brother, with
autism.
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.
Though these findings have been obtained in mice, the scientists hypothesize that disrupted coordination between the development
of the microglia and that
of the brain contributes to an
increased risk of such neurodevelopmental disorders as
autism and schizophrenia in human beings.
Preterm infants — generally those born 23 to 36 weeks after conception, as opposed to the normal 37 - to 42 - week gestation — face an
increased risk of behavioral problems, ranging from impulsiveness and distractibility to more serious conditions like
autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Many children with
Autism Spectrum Disorder face
increased risk of injury when they wander away from adults who care for them.
These imprinting defects may give rise to the
increased risk of schizophrenia,
autism and perhaps some
of the other ailments related to paternal age.
For example, at least two
of the
autism - associated gene changes described in the paper were associated with
increased risk for seizures.
This rare genetic disorder predisposes patients to
increased risks for multiple kinds
of cancers as well as neurodevelopmental disorders such as
autism.