Assam CM launches ‘Orunodoi 2.0 scheme’ with aim to help 17 lakh women in state \
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Assam CM launches ‘Orunodoi 2.0 scheme’ with aim to help 17 lakh women in state

14-Dec-2022
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday inaugurated 'Orunodoi 2.0 scheme' via video conferencing from Delhi.
14-Dec-2022 National
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Researchers find link between genetic factors and Autism Spectrum Disorder \
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Researchers find link between genetic factors and Autism Spectrum Disorder

23-Nov-2022
Autism Spectrum Disorder, a neurodevelopmental condition is characterized by a broad spectrum of physiological and behavioral symptoms, including as problems in motor, cognitive, and communication skills, seizures, and hyperactivity. Researchers revealed how between genetic variables and Autism Spectrum Disorder are linked.
23-Nov-2022 Health
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Study reveals why those with autism avoid eye contact \
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Study reveals why those with autism avoid eye contact

10-Nov-2022
Eye contact is a crucial component of everyday interactions but researchers revealed that people with autism find it difficult to make eye contact in natural situations.
10-Nov-2022 Health
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Study finds brain changes in autism are far more sweeping than previously known \
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Study finds brain changes in autism are far more sweeping than previously known

06-Nov-2022
The study, published today in Nature, represents a comprehensive effort to characterize ASD at the molecular level. While neurological disorders like Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease have well-defined pathologies, autism and other psychiatric disorders have had a lack of defining pathology, making it difficult to develop more effective treatments.
06-Nov-2022 Health
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Researchers find that anti-diarrheal drug might treat core ASD symptoms \
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Researchers find that anti-diarrheal drug might treat core ASD symptoms

12-Sep-2022
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): Currently, there are no medication treatments for the basic symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), may an existing drug provide a new treatment, even if it previously had no association with ASD? A new study posed this question. The researchers developed a computer model that included proteins involved in ASD as well as their interactions.
12-Sep-2022 Health
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Study: Brain activity differs in young people with genetic risk of mental disorders \
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Study: Brain activity differs in young people with genetic risk of mental disorders

03-Sep-2022
Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): According to a study, young people with a genetic alteration that raises the risk of mental illnesses have significantly different brain activity during sleep.
03-Sep-2022 Health
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Study: Half of the mothers of autistic children suffer from depression \
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Study: Half of the mothers of autistic children suffer from depression

27-Aug-2022
San Francisco [US], August 27 (ANI): According to a recent survey conducted over a period of 18 months, approximately 50% of all mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) had elevated levels of depressive symptoms, while rates for mothers with neurotypical children were much lower (6% to 13.6%), according to UCSF researchers in a new study published August 26 in Family Process.
27-Aug-2022 Health
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Study finds eye test could screen children for autism \
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Study finds eye test could screen children for autism

22-Aug-2022
Washington [US], August 22 (ANI): According to a study conducted at Washington State University measuring how the pupils of the eyes change in reaction to light, known as the pupillary light reflex, could possibly be used to screen for autism in early infants.
22-Aug-2022 Health
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Immune cells in brain could become new drug targets for ASD, intellectual disability \
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Immune cells in brain could become new drug targets for ASD, intellectual disability

02-Jul-2022
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a convergent mechanism that may be responsible for how two top-ranked genetic risk factors for autism spectrum disorder/intellectual disability (ASD/ID) lead to these neurodevelopmental disorders.
02-Jul-2022 Health
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Eyes could signal neurodevelopmental disorders: Study \
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Eyes could signal neurodevelopmental disorders: Study

18-Jun-2022
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): According to researchers at the University of South Australia, the human eye's retina could identify distinct signals for both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), providing a potential biomarker for each condition.
18-Jun-2022 Science
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