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Many children are being diagnosed with developmental or learning disorders today. Among these disorders, autism spectrum disorder is a “range of complex neurodevelopment disorders, characterized by social impairments, communication difficulties and restricted, repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior,” according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The condition is estimated to affect nearly… Read More

A group of colleagues from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute and the University of Ottawa recently published their findings about the correlations between developmental problems and premature infants. In the research review, which was published in JAMA Pediatrics, the researchers found that approximately 14 to 31 percent… Read More

A recent study, published in the August issue of Neurology, found that people with spinal cord injuries (SCI) are at a significantly higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Additionally, the research also showed that SCI patients were more likely to experience a stroke, according to Med-Page Today. Due to better treatment options for treating other… Read More

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is commonly found in athletes who have sustained multiple brain injuries, such as concussions. The repeated trauma “triggers progressive degeneration of the brain tissue, including the build-up of an abnormal protein called tau,” according to Boston University’s Center for the Study of Traumatic Encelphalopathy. This build-up can cause changes in the… Read More

Chinese herbal medicine has been around for thousands of years and has been known to treat various ailments affecting the human body. Although knowledge of potential benefits has been passed down through the years, there haven’t been many modern controlled experiments to verify or debunk claims about Chinese herbal medicine. A group of researchers in… Read More