A new umbrella review led by the University of Liverpool finds that current studies provide only low-to-critically low evidence linking maternal use of paracetamol during pregnancy to autism spectrum disorder or ADHD in offspring.
Scientists have identified special types of "mindreading" neurons that may allow us to simulate the decision-making processes of others, thereby reconstructing their state of mind and predicting their intentions.
The first large-scale study of autism in China has revealed that around one in a hundred people in China has an autism spectrum condition – the same figure as found in the West.
The government will collect evidence from autistic children, their families and their carers, for the first time, on how to improve the support they get
Emory University’s Stuart Zola considers the case for classifying Alzheimer’s disease as a spectrum disorder and the promise of precision medicine as an intervention.
Scientists have suggested exposure to air pollution during pregnancy could be linked to children developing autism.
A study of 1,767 children has revealed that high...
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