Thursday, February 28, 2013

Autism, Depression Genetically Linked - ABC News

Autism, Depression Genetically Linked - ABC News: Autism, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and schizophrenia share common genetic underpinnings, despite differences in their symptoms and disease courses, a new study found.

5 Psych Disorders Have Common Genetics

5 Psych Disorders Have Common Genetics: Autism, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and schizophrenia share common genetic underpinnings -- despite differences in symptoms and course of disease, researchers discovered.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Autism and Medication Hell - AGE OF AUTISM

Autism and Medication Hell - AGE OF AUTISM: I am 18, a senior in high school,and the only sibling of an older brother with low-verbal autism. I recently read an article in which Dr. HylaClass discussed certain neurological drugs, their troubling side effects, and theirrelationship to violent behavior. Dr. Class also discussed the disturbing trendof individuals committing violent and homicidal acts while taking thesemedications.

Prenatal inflammation linked to autism risk, January 24, 2013 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Prenatal inflammation linked to autism risk, January 24, 2013 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH): Maternal inflammation during early pregnancy may be related to an increased risk of autism in children, according to new findings supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health. Researchers found this in children of mothers with elevated C-reactive protein (CRP), a well-established marker of systemic inflammation.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Preventing autism? | Fox News Video

Preventing autism? | Fox News Video: Preventing autism?



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Saturday, February 2, 2013

Epilepsy drug linked to tenfold increase in autism: researchers - Telegraph

Epilepsy drug linked to tenfold increase in autism: researchers - Telegraph: The study found children born to women who took sodium valproate, known as Epilim, were significantly more likely to suffer autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or dyspraxia.
Researchers warned that women should not stop taking the drug suddenly as fits can harm their unborn child and most women went on to have healthy children.