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AutismMay 26, 2026

Maternal Health Autism Links Were Partly Genetic in Danish Families

TL;DR: A 2026 preprint registry-family study in medRxiv found that some maternal diagnosis-autism associations fit shared direct genetic effects, while other diagnoses showed stronger parallel-cousin associations, suggesting indirect genetic effects through th…

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AntidepressantsApril 20, 2026

Depression vs. Miscarriage Risk: Untreated Depression Raises Risk by 34%

When Depression Threatens Pregnancy: A 34% Elevated Miscarriage Risk TL;DR: Untreated depression increases miscarriage risk by 34% across nearly 9 million women, but antidepressants reduce that risk to 24%—meaning the medication is safer than the disease durin…

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Maternal Health Autism Links Were Partly Genetic in Danish Families

Depression vs. Miscarriage Risk: Untreated Depression Raises Risk by 34%

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