Antibiotic Use In Infants Linked to Greater Asthma, Allergy Risk

[Excerpt] Investigators did not find a consistent impact of antibiotic use on the risks for autoimmune diseases, such as celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and psoriasis. They also did not find a consistent impact of antibiotic use on the risks for psychiatric or neurodevelopmental conditions, such as ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and…

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Depression and other mental health conditions linked to immune response, study finds

[Excerpt] The research team looked at the relationship of 735 immune response-related proteins measurable in human blood with depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Alzheimer’s disease, autism, and ADHD. The researchers found a potential causal role of 29 immune response-related proteins in these seven neuropsychiatric conditions. From the identified biomarkers, 20 showed potential as targets of…

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AI model predicts adult ADHD using virtual reality and eye movement data

A new study published in Translational Psychiatry suggests that combining virtual reality, eye tracking, head movement data, and self-reported symptoms may help identify attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults with improved accuracy. In a diagnostic task designed to mimic real-world distractions, researchers found that their machine learning model could distinguish adults with ADHD from those without…

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Think you have ADHD? Here’s why so many of us are saying yes.

Have you seen ADHD content pop up in your feeds? Are you getting a lot of it? In the past few years, there’s been a surge in the number of adults diagnosed with ADHD, and at the same time more and more people online are going viral with “signs” that you might have it too.…

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Defense Department to Review List of Medical Conditions that Disqualify Potential Recruits from Serving

The Defense Department will review the list of medical conditions that automatically disqualify potential recruits from joining the U.S. military or require a waiver to serve. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness last week to review the medical standards for accessions to determine whether any should automatically…

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U. professor finds link between paternal depression, child behavioral changes

Recently, Kristine Schmitz, an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, published a study in the “American Journal of Preventive Medicine” investigating a correlation between paternal depression and child behavioral issues in the classroom. Schmitz said she found that children whose fathers reported depressive symptoms were more likely to…

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Childhood ADHD linked to higher fast-food consumption in adulthood

A new study published in the Journal of Attention Disorders has found that individuals with childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are more likely to consume fast food frequently in early adulthood. However, no significant link was found between childhood ADHD and physical inactivity as these individuals moved from adolescence into adulthood.

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Student athletes with ADHD more susceptible to concussion: U-M researcher discusses

EXPERT ANALYSIS: When athletes who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder get concussions, their ADHD disorder may prolong recovery, researchers think. A recent study in the Journal of Athletic Training has examined this theory. It found that high school athletes with ADHD who experience a concussion also experienced prolonged recovery in returning to learn and returning to sport.…

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