Pediatrics
Ask the Pediatrician: Do children really need all these vaccines?
Q: I read a lot online about vaccines. Do kids really need so many shots?
May 23, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New recommendations on mastitis spectrum diagnosis and treatment
The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) has released new recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of the mastitis spectrum. These recommendations are published in the journal Breastfeeding Medicine.
May 17, 2022
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Autism spectrum disorders
Ask the Pediatrician: How can parents help teens on autism spectrum transition to adulthood?
Q: My teenage son has autism and I want to help him navigate the transition to being an adult, including adult health care. How can I do this?
May 16, 2022
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Autism spectrum disorders
Children with autism exhibit typical joint attention during toy play with a parent
For decades, autism research has relied on data collected during lab tasks or interviews with clinicians that are more constrained than the child's day-to-day interactions with others. A study published in the journal Current ...
May 12, 2022
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Genetics
Gene therapy could treat Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, proof-of-concept study suggests
UNC School of Medicine Scientists have shown for the first time that postnatal gene therapy may be able to prevent or reverse many deleterious effects of a rare genetic disorder called Pitt-Hopkins syndrome. This autism spectrum ...
May 10, 2022
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Health
Hospitals note a person's intellectual disability only 20% of the time, so they don't adjust their care
People with intellectual disability only have their disability noted by hospital staff in one in every five hospital admissions, our new study shows.
May 3, 2022
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Autism spectrum disorders
Analysis of more than 82,000 autistic children's health care usage data finds disparities
A new analysis of data collected from more than 82,000 autistic children across seven years reveals significant differences in their health care utilization according to sex, race and ethnicity.
May 2, 2022
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Neuroscience
Gene therapy reverses effects of autism-linked mutation in brain organoids
In a study published May 02, 2022 in Nature Communications, scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine used human brain organoids to reveal how a genetic mutation associated with a profound form of ...
May 2, 2022
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Autism spectrum disorders
With autism numbers rising, how best to provide support?
Recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control show childhood autism rates are at their highest level since the CDC began tracking data in 2000. About 2.3% of U.S. children, or one in 44, were diagnosed with ...
Apr 29, 2022
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Neuroscience
Neural pathway key to sensation of pleasant touch identified
Studying mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a neural circuit and a neuropeptide—a chemical messenger that carries signals between nerve cells—that transmit the sensation ...
Apr 28, 2022
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