Sentences with phrase «raising risk for autism»

«We believe the mother's immune response to HSV - 2 could be disrupting fetal central nervous system development, raising risk for autism,» says lead author Milada Mahic, a post-doctoral research scientist with the Center for Infection and Immunity and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Fever during pregnancy may raise the risk for autism spectrum disorder in the child, according to a study.

Fever during pregnancy may raise the risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the child, according to a study led by scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

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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 %.

For example, a viral infection in early pregnancy raises the risk of autism, whereas an infection later in the pregnancy raises the risk of schizophrenia,» said Amit.

Alycia Halladay, PhD, the director of research for environmental sciences at Autism Speaks, an advocacy group that raises money for biomedical research, says the study «adds to the growing literature that in utero exposure to [valproate] may be one possible risk factor for autism.&Autism Speaks, an advocacy group that raises money for biomedical research, says the study «adds to the growing literature that in utero exposure to [valproate] may be one possible risk factor for autism.&autism.»

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.