New Research Examines Symptoms of Autism Throughout Midlife and Beyond
Findings Show that Those without ID Had an Accelerated Set of Challenges in Later Years New research from the University of Wisconsin used an accelerated longitudinal design to estimate age-related trajectories over a 60-year period for a large community-based sample of individuals on the spectrum. Unlike most studies that track autism trajectories over childhood, this […]
Community Shares | November 13th 2023
A new MIND Institute research article discusses the impact of asthma and air pollution on fetal neurodevelopment. Asthma and air pollution are two significant sources of immune stimulation that can significantly impact pregnant mothers. The study hypothesized that combining these two environmental stimuli would result in an exacerbated neuroimmune response in offspring. While the study […]
New Survey Shows Therapeutic Diets More Effective Than Nutraceuticals and Medications for ASD
A “Healthy Diet” Demonstrated the Most Benefits, Followed by Keto, GFCF and Feingold A new research article from Julie Matthews and James Adams has examined the effectiveness of 13 therapeutic diets for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Their study used data from a survey with 818 participants that analyzed each diet’s benefits, adverse effects […]
Prenatal SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Exposure Impacts the Neurodevelopment of Male Neonatal Rats
New Findings Show Male Rats Are More Susceptible Than Female Rats to Manifesting Behavioral, Biochemical and Histological Alterations After Spike Protein Exposure A recent rodent study from a team of Turkish researchers has investigated the potential impact of the synthetic version of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein on the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in […]
Community Shares | November 7th 2023
An original investigation has studied the association between prenatal lead (Pb) exposure and cognitive development in children. The results showed that even low levels of prenatal Pb exposure were significantly associated with an increased risk of cognitive developmental delay (CDD) in children. The incidence of CDD increased with both prenatal Pb exposure and genetic risk, […]
Autism Prevalence in Adults More Than Doubled in Less Than a Decade
Most significant Increase Seen in Adults Aged 25 to 34, with a 195% Jump in Prevalence A recent brief report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Psychiatry shows that autism prevalence has more than doubled among adults over 18 enrolled in Medicaid in the last decade. Researchers at Boston University analyzed […]
