Forta Health Pulls in $55 Million to Bridge Autism Caregiver Gaps Using AI
Autism diagnoses are on the rise in children all over the world. In the U.S., for example, Autism Speaks reports that one in 36 children and one in 45 adults have been diagnosed with some level of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), up from just two years ago. Now, a company is turning to artificial…#autismspeaks #ritankardas #fortahealth #pymnts #forta #siliconvalley #asd #cureusjournal #das #aba (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Butterfly Effect May Explain Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Researchers analyzed whole genome sequencing data and found promoter de novo mutations in TADs containing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) genes were specifically associated with the disease (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - January 27, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Autism Information Source Type: news
Maternal Autistic Traits Linked to Risk for Adverse Birth Outcomes
FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 2024 -- A higher level of maternal autistic traits is associated with an increased risk for adverse birth outcomes, according to a study published online Jan. 23 in JAMA Network Open.
Mariko Hosozawa, M.D., Ph.D., from the National... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Accelerated Brands Announces $25,000 Donation to Autism Speaks
Accelerated Brands, one of the leading oil change and car wash platforms in the United States, is pleased to announce the donation of $25,000 to Autism Speaks. The donations were collected as part of Accelerated Brands' recent fundraising campaign at select Strickland Brothers Oil Change... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: DIS CSR Source Type: news
Common Heart Drug Propranolol Might Lower Anxiety in Kids With Autism
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 -- Could a blood pressure drug thats been around since the 1960s help ease anxiety in people with autism?
That ' s the main finding from a small study where 69 people between the ages of 7 and 24 who had autism were given the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 24, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Common Heart Drug, Propranolol, Might Lower Anxiety in Kids With Autism
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 -- Could a blood pressure drug thats been around since the 1960s help ease anxiety in people with autism?
That ' s the main finding from a small study where 69 people between the ages of 7 and 24 who had autism were given the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 24, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Effectiveness of video modeling in teaching earthquake and postearthquake evacuation safety skills for children with autism - Kurt O, Cevher Z, Kutlu M.
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of video modeling to teach safety skills during earthquakes and postearthquake evacuation to children with autism. Three male children with autism, aged 9-10 years, participated in the s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Amid a Housing Crunch, Religious Groups Unlock Land to Build Homes
Emma Budway, a 26-year-old autistic woman who is mostly nonverbal, had been living with her parents in Arlington, Va. She longed for her own place, but because she earned little income, she could not afford to move out. So when the opportunity came to move into a two-bedroom apartment in December…#emmabudway #arlington #gilliamplace #geoffreynewman #savills (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Measles and Misinformation Are Two Huge Public-Health Threats
Measles would be gone if we wanted it to be. We’ve had a highly effective, safe vaccine for it for 60 years. But because of rising anti-vaccine sentiments, measles is back, with recent cases in Philadelphia, New Jersey and Virginia. Unless we tackle the misinformation that is at the root of vaccine hesitancy, more children will get sick from this and other nasty, preventable diseases in 2024.
The U.S. is not the only high-income country seeing measles outbreaks. Europe saw a thirty-fold increase in cases last year. In England, the West Midlands is currently experiencing its highest rates si...
Source: TIME: Health - January 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Simon Williams Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Sleep Disorders Differ for Autism, ADHD Versus Typical Development
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 -- For most types of sleep disorders, there are significant differences for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared with typically developing (TD)... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
I caught measles in my 20s - now I have to eat through a tube: Heartbreaking story of 29-year-old whose mother feared MMR jab would cause autism
Ellie Roscoe, from Harborne in Birmingham, never had her second vaccine in 1998 before starting school after bogus studies linked the vaccine to autism. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Forta scores $55M to scale parent-led autism therapy platform
The company will use the funds to grow its autism therapy practice, continue AI and LLM research, and develop clinical algorithms. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - January 18, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Charleston Housing Market Analysis Aims to Close Housing Gap for Adults with Autism and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
Pioneering study from SOS Care sheds light on invisible housing crisis, provides market data on needs of neurodiverse families. MURRELLS INLET, S.C., Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A comprehensive Charleston report that provides the data needed to drive a more neuro-inclusive local... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 17, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: DIS SVY NPT Source Type: news
Characterizing autism spectrum disorder and predicting suicide risk for pediatric psychiatric emergency services encounters - Brown KA, Donise KR, Cancilliere MK, Aluthge DP, Chen ES.
Individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at a higher risk for mental health concerns including suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB). Limited studies have focused on suicidal risk factors that are more prevalent or unique to the popula... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Assessing the effectiveness of autism spectrum disorder roadway warning signs: a case study in New Jersey - Patel D, Alfaris RE, Jalayer M.
In 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the prevalence rate for children identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in New Jersey is 1 in 35 children, the second highest rate of ASD diagnosis in the country. Children wi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
