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2/12/2013

Folic Acid in Pregnancy May Lower Autism Risk

Posted 2:00 PM 2/12/2013 by By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests that women who start taking folic acid supplements either before or early in their pregnancy may reduce their child's risk of developing autism.

"The study does not prove that folic acid supplements can prevent childhood autism. But (More)

2/9/2013

Don't Overlook Eating Issues Tied to Autism, Study Warns

Posted 7:00 AM 2/9/2013 by Robert Preidt

SATURDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Children with autism are five times more likely than other kids to have feeding issues, such as being especially picky eaters or having ritualistic behaviors or extreme tantrums during meals, new research finds.

These problems can lead to deficiencies (More)

2/8/2013

Infants' Inattentiveness Might Signal Later Autism, Study Says

Posted 3:00 PM 2/8/2013 by Robert Preidt

FRIDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Attention problems might be seen in 6-month-old infants who are later diagnosed with autism, a new study says.

Yale School of Medicine researchers found that these infants paid less attention to people's overtures and activities than infants who did not (More)

2/7/2013

Stroke During Childhood May Raise Risk for Epilepsy, Study Says

Posted 10:00 AM 2/7/2013 by Robert Preidt

THURSDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Infants and children who survive a bleeding stroke may be at increased risk for seizures and epilepsy, a new study finds.

Each year in the United States, about six and a half newborns and children out of every 100,000 suffer strokes. About half of the (More)

Maternal Depression, Violence at Home May Raise Child's ADHD Risk

2/6/2013

Smog Exposure During Pregnancy Tied to Tinier Babies

Posted 7:00 AM 2/6/2013 by Robert Preidt

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women exposed to particulate air pollution -- commonly known as smog -- have a significantly greater risk of having a baby with a low birth weight, according to a large new international study.

Specifically (More)

1/31/2013

Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy Linked to Autism Risk in Study

Posted 7:00 AM 1/31/2013 by By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Women taking the epilepsy drug valproate (Depakote) while pregnant are at increased risk of having children with autism and other developmental problems, according to a small British study.

Valproate is prescribed for epilepsy as well as certain (More)

1/30/2013

Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy Linked to Autism Risk in Study

Posted 5:00 PM 1/30/2013 by By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Women taking the epilepsy drug valproate (Depakote) while pregnant are at increased risk of having children with autism and other developmental problems, according to a small British study.

Valproate is prescribed for epilepsy as well as certain (More)

1/29/2013

Can Brightly Colored Fruits, Veggies Protect Against ALS?

Posted 7:00 AM 1/29/2013 by Mary Elizabeth Dallas

TUESDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Eating bright orange, red or yellow fruits and dark-green vegetables rich in antioxidants may help prevent or delay the onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, according to a new study.

Researchers found that (More)

1/25/2013

Folic Acid Supplements Don't Affect Cancer Risk, Review Finds

Posted 7:00 AM 1/25/2013 by Mary Elizabeth Dallas

FRIDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Folic acid supplements do not affect people's risk for cancer, according to a large new review.

Short-term use of these supplements is unlikely to increase or decrease overall cancer risk and has little effect on the likelihood of developing specific (More)

1/24/2013

Turning Tragedy Into Hope for Others With Spinal Cord Injury

Posted 7:00 AM 1/24/2013 by By Barbara Bronson Gray
HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, Jan 24 (HealthDay News) -- It was the start of 1988, a beautiful morning on a New Year's vacation at the beach in Martinique when Alan Brown went in the water for a quick swim. The ocean seemed a little rough, but the deep blue of the sea appeared to stretch into infinity.

Before (More)

1/23/2013

Study Links Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy to Lower IQ

Posted 7:00 AM 1/23/2013 by Robert Preidt

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Children of mothers who take the antiepileptic drug valproate during pregnancy have lower IQ scores at age 6, a new study says.

And the higher the dose of valproate during pregnancy, the greater the effect on a child's IQ (More)

1/21/2013

Hearing Loss May Hasten Mental Decline

Posted 2:00 PM 1/21/2013 by By Amy Norton
HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors who have trouble hearing may see their thinking skills slip away faster than others do, new research suggests.

The study of older U.S. adults found that those with hearing problems were 24 percent more likely to develop mental impairment over six (More)

1/17/2013

Obese Kids May Face Immediate Health Woes, Study Finds

Posted 12:00 PM 1/17/2013 by By Kathleen Doheny
HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Obese children -- already known to be at higher risk for heart disease and other ills in adulthood -- may also experience more immediate problems, including asthma, learning disabilities and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to a new (More)

1/16/2013

Autism Researchers Surprised by Impaired Brain Connections

Posted 10:00 AM 1/16/2013 by Robert Preidt

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Local coordination of brain activity is impaired in people with autism, according to a new study.

It's been known for a number of years that functional connectivity between separate areas of the brain is reduced in people with autism, but it was (More)

1/15/2013

For Some Children, Autism Symptoms May Fade With Age

Posted 5:00 PM 1/15/2013 by By Alan Mozes
HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Some children who are diagnosed with autism at an early age will ultimately shed all signs and symptoms of the disorder as they enter adolescence or young adulthood, a new analysis contends.

Whether that happens because of aggressive interventions or (More)

1/14/2013

Researchers Link 25 New Gene Variants to Autism

Posted 3:00 PM 1/14/2013 by Robert Preidt

MONDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Twenty-five newly identified gene variants have been linked to an increased risk for autism, according to a new study.

Many of these variants may prove valuable in predicting the risk of autism in children and, if so, could become part of a clinical test (More)

1/11/2013

Bullying Harms Kids With Autism, Parents Say

Posted 10:00 AM 1/11/2013 by Robert Preidt

FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 70 percent of children with autism suffer emotional trauma as a result of bullying, according to a new study.

The study also found that many children with autism fear for their safety at school and that those with autism (More)

Research Reveals Which Learning Methods Get an 'A'

1/9/2013

Hearing Restored in Mice With Noise-Induced Deafness

Posted 10:00 AM 1/9/2013 by Mary Elizabeth Dallas

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Although loud noise can result in irreversible hearing loss, researchers in Boston partially restored the hearing of mice with noise-induced deafness by regenerating damaged sound-sensing hair cells in the inner ear.

The study authors said their (More)