Multivitamin in pregnancy reduces the risk of autism

Autism spectrum disorder ASD includes a range of conditions, including Asperger syndrome, that affect a person's social interaction, communication, interests and behaviour. More boys are diagnosed with the condition than girls. Taking multivitamins during early pregnancy may be associated with a reduced risk of autism spectrum disorder ASD in children compared with mothers who do not take multivitamins.

Research indicates that ASD most likely develops in the womb and that a mother's diet during pregnancy could have an influence. But results from previous studies suggested other unmeasured factors such as a mother's overall health and lifestyle, could also contribute to ASD. Researchers examined the effects of nutrient supplementation during pregnancy and discovered that it is associated with reduced risk of ASD. They applied three analytical methods to a different participants.

After adjusting for several potentially influencing factors in both mothers and children, the researchers found that multivitamin use, with or without additional iron and/or folic acid, was associated with a lower likelihood of child ASD with intellectual disability relative to mothers who did not use folic acid, iron, and multivitamins.
There was no consistent evidence that either iron or folic acid use were associated with a reduced risk of ASD.
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The difference between autistic boys and girls

Autism spectrum disorder ASD is a disorder of nervous system that starts in childhood and lasts throughout a person's life. ASD affects communication, interaction and social skills.

According to Caroline Rieffe, a psychologist and his colleagues analyzed the behavior of 68 teenagers, girls and boys, and  discovered that girls responded to emotion different from boys.

Girls are able to follow social actions by observing other children and do what they do. They are involved in social play and play with other children, they make friends easily and love to be with their friends.

Interest of girls with ASD are similar to that of normal girls, the intensity of their interests differentiate them from others.

Genes for autism are located on the X chromosome, girls inherit the genes form both parents while boys inherit one from mother, this shows that the X chromosome that girls inherit from their fathers have an imprinted gene which protects the girls from autism.

Doctors have discovered better way of treating depression

Doctors have discovered better way of treating depression and correct medication for the condition that can help depression patient .

Depression is a mental condition that affects thoughts, behavior and feelings of depressed person leading to dislike of normal activities.

The latest discovery is about blood test that measure certain type of protein level of depression patients.

Measuring C-reactive protein CPR levels by finger-prick blood test of patients helps doctors to prescribe correct drugs for effective treatment.

According to Dr Trivedi, CPR has an effective measure of inflammation for disorders and this quality makes it a good marker for depression treatments.