Community Shares | June 12th 2023
A phase 2b randomized controlled trial of psilocybin has demonstrated that withdrawing from antidepressants will not affect how well the psychoactive compound works for treatment-resistant depression. Of the 233 participants treated with a single dose of the investigational psilocybin treatment COMP360, a similar improvement of depression symptoms was observed whether or not the patients withdrew […]
Caregivers of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders Are Less Satisfied with ER Visits
Kids with ASD Are More than 4 Times as Likely as Neurotypical Children to End up at the Emergency Department A retrospective review of National Research Corporation (NRC) survey questionnaires and corresponding electronic medical records (EMRs) for patients has found that caregivers of patients with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) younger than 18 years old were less […]
Call for Unified Federal Action to Address Inadequate PFAS Policies
PFAS Regulation Falls Under the Authority of Several Different Federal Agencies The New England Journal of Medicine recently received a letter from Joseph Braun, Ph.D., R.N., M.S.P.H., who calls for sweeping changes to how the federal government regulates perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are a group of manmade chemicals used in a number of […]
Community Shares | June 5th 2023
A new South Korean study suggests that exposure to high concentrations of air pollutants during pregnancy is linked to the development of autism or epilepsy in children. The authors believe that maternal exposure to contaminants such as nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), particulate matter (PM2.5) and heavy metals can cause inflammation, oxidative stress, and […]
Family-Centered Sedation Protocol Assists Kids with ASD Tolerate Medical Appointments
93% of Patients Required No Physical Restraint, and 98% Successfully Completed Healthcare Procedures An international research team recently set out to help parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or developmental delay (DD) manage routine medical appointments, which are often traumatic for children with special needs. They developed a sedation method involving home desensitization […]
Links Discovered Between Neonatal Jaundice and Autism or ADHD Risk
Associations Were Significant for Boys and Girls Weighing More than 5.5 lbs at Birth Researchers from Taiwan found a correlation between neonatal jaundice and the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. The authors report that this link persisted even after controlling for confounding factors. Neonatal or infant […]
