By Traci Pedersen Associate News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on June 8, 2013 Nearly 30 percent of young children with autism also have symptoms of ADHD a rate thats three times greater than the general population, according to a new study published in the journal Autism. For the study, researchers asked parents of children (ages 4-8) enrolled in a community-based study of child development about symptoms of attention and hyperactivity: whether or not children could wait their turn, interrupted others who were speaking, fiddled with things during meals or could not slow down, for example. Out of the 62 children diagnosed with autism, 18 (29 percent) also showed signs of ADHD and all were boys. The children with both conditions tended to have more problems with learning and socializing than children who had autism alone. In a child [with autism] who has great difficulties with attention, or hyperactivity or both, you really have to layer in another level of intervention strategies for them, said study author Rebecca Landa, Ph.D., director of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. The researchers noted that treating symptoms of ADHD may benefit children if they arent … Continue reading →

The Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) described the results of the study as alarming and insisted more lives could be saved if people reacted faster. Head of advocacy at the charity Chris Macey said while more people now recognise the signs of a stroke, not enough take the right action. "These statistics are alarming because there's little point in people knowing when they're having a stroke if they don't know that the only reaction is to call an ambulance immediately," Mr Macey said. "The average stroke destroys two million brain cells every minute, which means the quicker you get emergency treatment literally the more of your brain can be saved." He said getting to hospital quickly has a "profound impact" on the outcome of a stroke. "For those who delay it can mean the difference between walking out of hospital on your own steam within days of a stroke and spending the rest of your life in institutional care, or even death," he said. As the IHF Fast Awareness Week begins on Monday, figures for the charity from Behaviour and Attitudes showed that only 52% of people would call an ambulance immediately after witnessing or experiencing a stroke. Some 23% of … Continue reading →

Often referred to as "the silent killer," stroke is the fourth-leading cause of the death in the U.S., behind only heart disease, cancer, and chronic lower respiratory diseases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 795,000 people suffer a stroke each year, and nearly 130,000 died from their stroke in 2010. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The danger inherent in strokes, which is rapid loss of brain function derived from a blockage of blood flow to the brain, is that many of the symptoms are often ignored or dismissed until it's too late. These symptoms can include headache, sudden loss of vision in one or both eyes, paralysis or numbness in your face, arms, or legs, trouble walking, and trouble speaking or comprehending speech. Worse yet, it takes but a few minutes, depending on the type and severity of the stroke, to cause permanent brain damage, making time of the essence when recognizing these symptoms. As we've done in recent months by examining the risk factors and treatments associated with the most common types of cancer and diabetes, I propose to more closely examine the three biggest risk factors that can cause a stroke, … Continue reading →

Public release date: 9-Jun-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Mary Rice mary.rice@riceconseil.eu European Society of Human Genetics Paris, France: The group of genetic conditions known as spinocerebellar ataxias currently have no treatment or cure and are always fatal, in the case of affected children at an early age. Symptoms include a progressive lack of co-ordination of gait, and poor co-ordination of hands, speech and eye movements, due to a failure of co-ordination of muscle movements. Now researchers from France and the US have found a new way of controlling the symptoms and significantly improving the physical condition of animal models of the disease, the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics will hear today (Monday June 10). Dr. Annie Sittler, from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), working in the team of Professor Alexis Brice at the research centre Brain and Spinal Cord Institute (CR-ICM), Paris, France described the team's work in the field of polyglutamine disease, a group of neurodegenerative conditions involving abnormal protein conformation. "Accumulation of a polyglutamine-containing protein known as mutant ataxin -7 is responsible for neurotoxicity, neuronal dysfunction, and eventually neuronal death", she explains. "We had previously shown in cells … Continue reading →

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Otago announces Early Career Awards recipients The outstanding contributions of five up-and-coming University of Otago academics have been recognised through Early Career Awards for Distinction in Research. Dr Karen Brounus (National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies), Dr Lyndie Foster Page (Faculty of Dentistry), Dr Carla Meledandri (Chemistry), Dr Suetonia Palmer (Medicine, Christchurch), and Dr Virginia Toy (Geology) were selected based on their impressive research achievements at an early stage of their career. Their research spans the psychological aspects of peace-building, improving young peoples oral health, developing nanoscale materials for nanomedicine, improving treatment of kidney disease, and structural geology and seismic processes. Announcing the awards, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) Professor Richard Blaikie says that the five are shining examples of the depth and breadth of talent amongst the Universitys strong body of up-and-coming researchers. I warmly congratulate each on their notable contributions within their disciplines, work which is already creating new knowledge that underpins improvements in health, technology, social wellbeing and our understanding of environmental processes. Professor Blaikie says that not only do these talented staff play an important role in the Universitys current research effort, they are also well-placed to be among Otagos future research leaders. The Early-Career … Continue reading →