Renee Gardner: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- researcher at the department of global public health at the Karolinska Institute
- Quoted on
- Learning disability & autism
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
“Our results suggest that certain infections transmitted to the foetus during pregnancy may have long-term effects on brain development. Although these congenital infections are rare, some of them can be prevented, which makes them important from a public health perspective.”
What Renee Gardner has said
“The idea that something that occurs during pregnancy may influence neurodevelopment isn't a particularly new or crazy or outlandish idea. We know there's a large heritable or familial influence, but environment interacts with genetic tendencies.”
associate professor of epidemiology at Sweden's Karolinska Institute · Learning disability & autism · 27 Aug 2026 · Is Tylenol the same as paracetamol, and should you take it in pregnancy? Here’s why experts say Trump should be ignored ↗
Where Renee Gardner has been quoted
- Herpes and rubella in pregnancy linked to autismtelegraph.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Is Tylenol the same as paracetamol, and should you take it in pregnancy? Here’s why experts say Trump should be ignoredtheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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