Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition of heterogeneous
etiology. While it is widely recognized that genetic and environmental factors and their …

Background Patients suffering from depression experience significant mood, anxiety, and
cognitive symptoms. Currently, most antidepressants work by altering neurotransmitter …

The popular inverse probability weighting method in causal inference is often hampered by
extreme propensity scores, resulting in biased estimates and excessive variance. A common …

Statistical inference often fails to replicate. One reason is that many results may be selected
for drawing inference because some threshold of a statistic like the P-value was crossed …

Cannabis use in pregnancy has increased,, and many women continue to use it throughout
pregnancy. With the legalization of recreational cannabis in many jurisdictions, there is …

Background Researchers often misinterpret and misrepresent statistical outputs. This abuse
has led to a large literature on modification or replacement of testing thresholds and P …

While neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are highly heritable, several environmental
risk factors have also been suggested. However, the role of familial confounding is unclear …

Autism spectrum disorder is a term used to describe a constellation of early-appearing social
communication deficits and repetitive sensory–motor behaviours associated with a strong …

Background Antidepressant use during pregnancy has increased over the last decades,
while safety has been under debate. Our aim was to measure the international prevalence of …

Importance Antidepressant use during pregnancy has been associated with
neurodevelopmental disorders in children in some studies. However, results may be …