Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental disorder typified by differences in social communication as well as restricted and repetitive behaviors, is often responsive to early behavioral intervention.
Kathy Hirst +3 more
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A Toll-receptor map underlies structural brain plasticity
Experience alters brain structure, but the underlying mechanism remained unknown. Structural plasticity reveals that brain function is encoded in generative changes to cells that compete with destructive processes driving neurodegeneration.
Guiyi Li +11 more
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Influences on the dietary intakes of preschool children: a systematic scoping review
Background Better diet quality of preschool children is associated with many important health outcomes, but there is significant room for improvement in many children’s dietary intakes. The determinants of children’s dietary intakes are complex and whole
M. Jarman, K. Edwards, J. Blissett
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Omega 3 fatty acids on child growth, visual acuity and neurodevelopment. [PDF]
The aim of this review is to evaluate the effects of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LCPUFA) supplementation in pregnant and lactating women and infants during postnatal life, on the visual acuity, psychomotor development, mental ...
Anjos, Tania +8 more
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Association of growth with neurodevelopment in extremely low gestational age infants: a population-based analysis. [PDF]
To assess the association between postnatal growth and neurodevelopment at the age of 2 years in extremely low gestational age newborns (ELGAN,
Huber, E. +36 more
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What have birth cohort studies asked about genetic, pre- and perinatal exposures and child and adolescent onset mental health outcomes? A systematic review [PDF]
Increased understanding of early neurobehavioural development is needed to prevent, identify, and treat childhood psychopathology most effectively at the earliest possible stage.
Thompson, L. +24 more
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The association between impaired fetal growth and neurodevelopment in childhood [PDF]
Impaired fetal growth is associated with an increased risk of negative neurodevelopmental outcomes. The majority of research to date, however, has relied on birth weight as an index of fetal growth impairment.
Murray, Elizabeth +3 more
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Diarrhea, Stimulation and Growth Predict Neurodevelopment in Young North Indian Children [PDF]
Background and Objective. Infants and young children in low to middle-income countries are at risk for adverse neurodevelopment due to multiple risk factors.
Kvestad, Ingrid +11 more
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Factors adversely influencing neurodevelopment
Neurodevelopment has been studied extensively, especially in respect to abuse, anoxia, nutritional status and prematurity/low birth weight. However, less attention has been paid to innate and environmental factors, as well as to inflammatory conditions ...
Theoharides, T.C. +2 more
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Microglia, the missing link in maternal immune activation and fetal neurodevelopment; and a possible link in preeclampsia and disturbed neurodevelopment? [PDF]
Disturbances in fetal neurodevelopment have extensively been related to neurodevelopmental disorders in early and later life. Fetal neurodevelopment is dependent on adequate functioning of the fetal immune system.
Prins, Jelmer R +9 more
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