Inflammation is increasingly recognized as a cause or consequence of common problems of
humanity including obesity, stress, depression, pollution and disease states such as …

Elevated whole blood serotonin, or hyperserotonemia, was the first biomarker identified in
autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and is present in more than 25% of affected children. The …

Conflicting evidence exists with regard to the relationship between maternal infection during
pregnancy and the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in offspring. The aim of this meta …

Abstract The 2017 American College of Neuropychopharmacology (ACNP) conference
hosted a Study Group on 4 December 2017, Establishing best practice guidelines to …

Importance Although research suggests an association between hypertensive disorders of
pregnancy (HDP) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affecting about 1% of all children is associated, in addition
to complex genetic factors, with a variety of prenatal, perinatal and postnatal etiologies. We …

Background Given the growing prevalence of birth by Caesarean section (CS) worldwide, it
is important to understand any long‐term effects CS delivery may have on a child's …

Background The etiology of non-genetic intellectual disability (ID) is not fully known, and we
aimed to identify the prenatal, perinatal and neonatal risk factors for ID. Method PubMed and …

Purpose Although previous studies demonstrate associations between adverse perinatal
outcomes and developmental disabilities (DDs), study of population impacts is limited …

While prenatal maternal infection has received attention as a preventable and treatable risk
factor for autism, findings have been inconsistent. This paper presents the results of a meta …