September 12, 2025

FDA Considers Ending Routine Advisory Committees on New Drugs

The FDA move to limit advisory committee involvement in drug approvals has prompted debate on the balance between efficiency and transparency.

KFF Health News

September 10, 2025

Prenatal Acetaminophen and ADHD/ASD: Linked?

Review of 46 human studies links prenatal acetaminophen to higher ADHD/ASD risk; evidence is heterogeneous; cohort effect sizes are generally modest but larger in some biomarker studies; authors advise cautious, short‑term use under medical guidance.

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September 05, 2025

Is Prenatal Chlorpyrifos Exposure Linked to Brain Changes?

Prenatal chlorpyrifos associated with magnetic resonance imaging changes, hypoperfusion, and motor slowing—without age/sex moderation, mediation, or connectivity effects.

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September 03, 2025

Policy Shift Adjusts NIH Peer Review Role

New NIH funding rules shift decision-making power from peer review panels to political appointees in determining future scientific grants.

KFF Health News

August 27, 2025

Fetal Brain Risks Tied to Common Analgesic

Using the Navigation Guide framework, researchers synthesized heterogeneous evidence on prenatal acetaminophen exposure, noting variability in study design, outcome measures, and potential confounding.

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August 19, 2025

ADHD Medication Use Shows Different Outcome Rates

Using national registry data, researchers observe that ADHD drug treatment is linked to lower rates of suicidal behaviours, substance misuse, transport accidents, and criminality in routine clinical settings over two years.

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October 15, 2024

First U.S. Dental Practice Certified as Autism Center

The first dental practice in the U.S. to be designated as a Certified Autism Center, PDS Foundation’s Dentists for Special Needs in Phoenix, Arizona, prioritizes delivering family-friendly dental care tailored to patients of all ages with disabilities.

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April 28, 2025

One Third Report HPPD After Psychedelics

Delusional ideation was found to be reduced one month after psychedelic use, researchers reported in a prospective cohort of 654 participants.

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May 09, 2025

Hand Movements Reveal Autism's Kinematic Signature

Machine learning algorithms can distinguish between patients with and without autism by analyzing finger movements during grasping tasks.

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