Comprehensive BMJ review identifies most effective bipolar disorder treatments
The most comprehensive review to date has identified the most effective bipolar disorder treatments across different age groups…
Cell village approach reveals genetic differences in cell fitness
How readily a cell divides and how well it survives is fundamental to life, shaping everything from organ…
Meet Tori the hospital dog: ‘One of the best things we have done’ – The Irish Times
Patient and staff wellbeing at St Luke’s Hospital in Rathgar in Dublin has been greatly enhanced over the…
Neurodivergent kids face special mental health risks. New initiative seeks ways to protect them
Like many young people with a diagnosis of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, Jacob Schreiber was creative, empathetic and endlessly…
Prenatal use of certain medications can harm developing fetal brain
A review article by a University of Nebraska Medical Center/Child Health Research Institute research team underscores and describes…
Brain signals explain speech communication differences in autistic children
Why do some children with autism communicate more easily than others, even when they hear the same words?…
Austin, season two on BBC One: A well-judged and charming comic take on neurodivergence – The Irish Times
Warning: This review contains spoilers Neurodiversity is not an obvious subject for a sitcom. But such misgivings are…
Dublin Airport’s message to passengers wearing Sunflower lanyard
Dublin Airport is reminding passengers with hidden disabilities about the support available through its Important Flyer and Sunflower…
KFF poll finds vaccine myths reach many Americans but convince few
A new KFF poll shows that most Americans do not firmly believe vaccine myths, but uncertainty remains widespread,…
Boy with autism detained in windowless hospital room for 12 weeks due to lack of placement – The Irish Times
A non-verbal boy with autism and an intellectual disability has been detained in a windowless hospital room on…
New review proposes gene-edited Beagles as a complementary model for autism research
Evaluation of potential drugs in autism-associated Shank3 mutant dogs. Emerging gene-edited dog models for autism spectrum disorder More…
Longer breastfeeding links to fewer ADHD symptoms in children
Children who were fully breastfed for longer periods showed modestly fewer ADHD symptoms from ages 3 to 8,…