Career development
New research conducted by the University of Queensland has found that non-clinical support services can significantly improve functioning in daily activities for young adults living with mental disorders. The study, published in the Early Intervention in Psychiatry journal, aimed to examine and synthesize the evidence for non-clinical services on improving
Autism
Researchers from Yale University School of Medicine investigated the relationship between autistic youth's irritability and core autism characteristics, such as restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs) and social communication challenges. The study involved 107 autistic participants and found that irritability was associated with several categories of RRBs, including insistence
Diseases
A recent study emphasizes the significance of prompt and accurate diagnosis in controlling monkeypox outbreaks. Conducted by researchers at the Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the study aimed to evaluate the performance of three commercial monkeypox diagnostic assay kits. The researchers tested the kits on 117 clinical patient
Autism
Researchers at Miami University have conducted a study examining the impact of guessing rate on autism knowledge assessments. According to the study, the inclusion of "don't know" as a response option may lead to systematic error, causing participants' guessing rate to affect the measurement of
Clinical trials
Researchers from Pfizer have made a significant discovery in the field of conjugate vaccines, developing a 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20) to extend protection against pneumococcal disease. The phase 3 study, which has been peer-reviewed, assessed the safety and immunogenicity of PCV20 in children aged 15 months to 3 years,
Autism
Research on developmental diseases and conditions, particularly autism, has shed light on the complexities of health, mental health, adaptive skills, and social skills among autistic individuals during the transition to adulthood. A new study, funded by the NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Infants
A new study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) could save almost 700,000 children's lives between their introduction in 2000 and 2030. This would be equivalent to the average
Autism
A recent study published in Environmental Research has found a significant association between prenatal exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO) and the risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children. The research, conducted by a team of scientists from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, analyzed data from 1,589 ASD cases
Child welfare
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) could have prevented around 5% of pneumococcal deaths since their introduction in 2000, according to a modelling study by researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the National University of Singapore (NUS). The study suggests that by 2030, PCVs could have
Autism
A recent edition of the peer-reviewed journal Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders has been published, featuring a collection of research articles that shed light on various aspects of neurodevelopmental disorders. The September 2024 edition (Vol. 8, Issue 3) explores innovative treatments, assessment methods, and vocational preference assessment research, among other topics.
Diseases
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed a new preclinical model for studying Parkinson's disease that involves knocking out a key component involved in protein transportation in the light-sensing rod cells of mice. This model leads to the retinal accumulation of alpha-synuclein aggregates, which are found in patients
Alzheimer's disease
The World Economic Forum's initiative, Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative, has invested $700 million over six years into drug development and healthcare diagnostics to combat Alzheimer's disease, which is one of the biggest causes of death and disability worldwide. Research has shown that a healthy lifestyle
