Autism + Diabetes?

We’re always hearing the scary warnings that the rate of diabetes is increasing dramatically. Here’s another scary statistic: 1 in 88 children is diagnosed with autism each year. April is National Autism Awareness Month, so we wanted to take some …

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Sleep quality influences cognitive performance of autistic, neurotypical children One night of poor sleep significantly decreases performance on intelligence tests in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and also in neurotypical children (without ASD). The researchers observed the EEG measures of 13 autistic children and 13 neurotypical children (children with a mean age of 10 years old without an intellectual deficiency or sleep problem and who were not on medication) and found that disruptions in protective brain waves during sleep are associated with lower results on verbal IQ tests....
Hodgkin’s lymphoma treatment can cause late sequelae Hodgkin's lymphoma--cancer of the lymph nodes--arises in more than 150 children and adolescents in Germany each year. Nine out of ten patients survive the disease, thanks to the highly effective treatments that are now available. Depending on the type of treatment given, however, there may be late sequelae, as discussed by Wolfgang Dörffel and colleagues in an original article in the current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2015; 112: 320-7)....
Reflecting On My Not-So-Inspiring Diabetes Youth When I was growing up, I believed there were many things I couldn't do because of my type 1 diabetes.Be a professional athlete. Fly planes. Go to the moon. Join the military. Even grow up to be a "real" news reporter out on the streets covering cu......
Around the Diabetes Blogosphere — April 2013 Edition They say that April showers bring May flowers... Of course, this month has once again also brought us some great blog posts from the Diabetes Online Community (DOC)! Here are some of our faves, in no particular order: Those of us in the D-Commu......
Press Release: Center for Oral Health receives grant to conduct oral health assessment of Older Adults POMONA, Calif. – The Center for Oral Health has received a $170,000 grant from The California Wellness Foundation (CalWellness) to conduct an oral health assessment of older adults in California over the next two years. “California is home to nearly 7 million residents who are 60 or older. Within a few years, one in five Californians will be 65 or older, and will be increasingly diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, financial resources and living conditions. As people age, they continue to be plagued by oral health problems; in fact, in the U.S. today, only 28 percent of older adults (ages 65-74) have...