Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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Common Household Chemicals Tied to Brain Cell Damage
Flame retardants, disinfectants, and personal care products may contain compounds linked to brain cell harm; further study is needed.
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Each Minute of Screen Time May Affect Toddlers’ Development
Increases in screen time were associated with decreases in verbal interactions between adults and children.
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FDA Removes Harmful Chemicals From Food Packaging
The “major source of dietary exposure to PFAS from food packaging” is being eliminated.
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Stimulants for ADHD Not Linked to Prescription Drug Misuse
Adolescents who received stimulant therapy for ADHD were less likely to report past-year prescription stimulant misuse as young adults than were...
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How Much Does Screen Time Really Affect Child Development?
"Effects of screen time on children is a continuously changing, rapidly developing research field, and other contextual factors have been shown to...
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ADHD Symptoms Linked With Physical Comorbidities
The disorder was observed in association with dental caries, wounds, excess weight, and restless legs syndrome.
From the Journals
What’s the Disease Burden From Plastic Exposure?
EDCs can disrupt hormones, increasing risk for cancer, diabetes, reproductive disorders, neurological impairments, and death.
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Exercise improves physical and cognitive health in Down syndrome
Walking, which is easy and inexpensive, is recommended.
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Folic acid supplementation for birth defects reaffirmed
Primary care physicians play a key role in patient education and ensuring that all patients receive adequate folic acid.
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More children missing developmental milestones: Survey
No significant change was seen from 2019 to 2021 in how common it was for survey respondents to report children having autism or an intellectual...
Conference Coverage
New hope for adult children with ‘failure to launch’ syndrome
The novel program focuses on reducing parents’ family accommodation, a descriptor for a child’s excessive dependence on their parents to help them...