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Specials

Brain Waves, a New Tool to Measure Autism Severity

Brain Waves, a New Tool to Measure Autism Severity

A new study involving MEG (magnetoencephalography) as a diagnostic tool discovered that certain...
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 15:10
Autism Associated With Wet Weather

Autism Associated With Wet Weather

Children in U.S.’s wettest climates stand more chances to suffer from autism, according to a study...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 14:10
Controversial Autism Study Canceled over “Unethical” Reasons

Controversial Autism Study Canceled over “Unethical” Reasons

The National Institute of Mental Health decided to give up on its study of a therapy called...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 14:42
It’s Not You, It’s My DNA

It’s Not You, It’s My DNA

Commitment issues encrypted in men’s DNA. That’s what a team of researchers at the Karolinska...
» read full story September 03rd, 2008 - 22:12
Gene Research Heightens Hope For Curing Autism

Gene Research Heightens Hope For Curing Autism

U.S. researchers have found six new genes involved in autism. More exactly, they found that these...
» read full story July 13th, 2008 - 15:17
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Science

Heavy Rainfall Might Explain High Rates Of Autism

Heavy Rainfall Might Explain High Rates Of Autism

Children living in regions with higher levels of annual rainfall may be more predisposed to...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 11:38
US Researchers Identify Autism Genes Heightening Hope for Cure

US Researchers Identify Autism Genes Heightening Hope for Cure

A genetic research on more than 100 families prone to autism by Harvard researchers shed new light...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 11:58
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Health

Autistic Kids Display Common Genetic Variations

Autistic Kids Display Common Genetic Variations

Researchers have long blamed genetics for autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) but no study...
» read full story April 29th, 2009 - 13:33
Court Finds That Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism

Court Finds That Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism

A special court ruling that there is no connection between autism and some specific childhood...
» read full story February 15th, 2009 - 20:25
Autism-Vaccine Debate Not Over Yet

Autism-Vaccine Debate Not Over Yet

Vaccines do not cause autism, a special court ruled Thursday in three cases...
» read full story February 14th, 2009 - 15:00
Premature Babies More Prone to Autism

Premature Babies More Prone to Autism

  According to a new study published Wednesday in the Journal of Pediatrics, children who are...
» read full story January 30th, 2009 - 14:20
New Antipsychotics Also Raise Heart Failure Risk

New Antipsychotics Also Raise Heart Failure Risk

The medical world is forever focusing on developing new treatments, medications and searching for...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 21:55
Study Shows Autistic Children Face Difficulty Processing Sounds

Study Shows Autistic Children Face Difficulty Processing Sounds

According to a new study, children with autism spectrum disorder process sounds a fraction of a...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 19:00
Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy Increases Autism Risk

Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy Increases Autism Risk

Pregnant women taking valproate, a drug used to treat epilepsy, may significantly increase their...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 15:46
Autistic Children’s Brain Is Slower At Processing Sound

Autistic Children’s Brain Is Slower At Processing Sound

A “signature of autism” found in brain activity may eventually become a biomarker to improve...
» read full story December 01st, 2008 - 22:10
Autism Gene May Play Role in Childhood Language Disorder As Well

Autism Gene May Play Role in Childhood Language Disorder As Well

University of Oxford researchers discovered that a gene implicated in autism may also play a...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 13:51
Rainy Climates, A Factor In Triggering Autism?

Rainy Climates, A Factor In Triggering Autism?

Autism is a brain development disorder that occurs in children, generally, before turning 3 and is...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 15:05
Rain and Autism Linked: Counties with More Rainfall Have Higher Autism Rates

Rain and Autism Linked: Counties with More Rainfall Have Higher Autism Rates

The results of a new study confirm the findings of a controversial 2006 paper entitled “Does...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 13:40
Is Autism Linked To Rainy Climates?

Is Autism Linked To Rainy Climates?

Recently, scientist have theorized on what causes autism in children and have approached a theory...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 21:26
Heavy Rainfall Might Explain High Rates Of Autism In Some Areas

Heavy Rainfall Might Explain High Rates Of Autism In Some Areas

Children living in regions with higher levels of annual rainfall may be more predisposed to...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 13:31
National Children’s Study, Observing Kids Until They’re 21

National Children’s Study, Observing Kids Until They’re 21

The National Children’s Study is a project authorized by Congress and which is conducted by several...
» read full story October 05th, 2008 - 21:08
National Children's Health Study Aims to Find Ways to Lower the Cost of Health Care

National Children's Health Study Aims to Find Ways to Lower the Cost of Health Care

The National Children’s Study, the largest nationwide study of the effects of genes and the...
» read full story October 05th, 2008 - 14:30
$57 Million For 21-Year Human Health Study

$57 Million For 21-Year Human Health Study

The National Institutes of Health offers the State of Michigan $57 million to expand its task...
» read full story October 04th, 2008 - 18:15
The Largest Human Health Study To Be Launched In The United States

The Largest Human Health Study To Be Launched In The United States

The largest human health study ever conducted in the United States is about to be launched. The...
» read full story October 04th, 2008 - 14:40
The Most Amazing Study Ever Announced by NIH

The Most Amazing Study Ever Announced by NIH

U.S. health officials announced on Friday that the largest study of U.S. children ever performed...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 22:37
Health Officials Call Off Chelation Therapy Study For Autism

Health Officials Call Off Chelation Therapy Study For Autism

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIHM) has called off plans for a study examining a...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 15:30
Do Measles Vaccines Put Children At Risk For Autism?

Do Measles Vaccines Put Children At Risk For Autism?

Scientists found that there is no link between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, also known as MMR...
» read full story September 07th, 2008 - 13:30
Measles Vaccine Not Linked To Autism, Study Finds

Measles Vaccine Not Linked To Autism, Study Finds

According to a study published this week, the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine doesn’t raise the...
» read full story September 06th, 2008 - 14:38
Scientists Claim Measles Vaccines Are Safe, No Autism Link

Scientists Claim Measles Vaccines Are Safe, No Autism Link

Scientists with the Mailman School of Public Health Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 20:09
Childhood Vaccination Rates At Record Levels

Childhood Vaccination Rates At Record Levels

The rate of U.S. children getting their recommended vaccinations against childhood diseases has...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 15:30
Scientists Fail To Find MMR Vaccine - Autism Link

Scientists Fail To Find MMR Vaccine - Autism Link

Scientists with the Mailman School of Public Health Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia...
» read full story September 04th, 2008 - 17:59
Study: No Link Between The Measles Vaccine And Autism

Study: No Link Between The Measles Vaccine And Autism

Scientists said they could not find any link between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autism....
» read full story September 04th, 2008 - 14:00
Gene Variant Holds The Key To A Long And Happy Marriage

Gene Variant Holds The Key To A Long And Happy Marriage

According to a recent research, the gene that controls the hormone vasopressin and is responsible...
» read full story September 04th, 2008 - 13:45
Older fathers Are More Likely To Have Children With Bipolar Disorder

Older fathers Are More Likely To Have Children With Bipolar Disorder

Older fathers are more likely to have children with bipolar disorder, a mental illness also known...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 14:00
Measles Outbreak – The Highest in a Decade, CDC Says

Measles Outbreak – The Highest in a Decade, CDC Says

Measles cases in the US have reached their highest levels since 1996 with almost half of them...
» read full story August 22nd, 2008 - 17:30

Michael Savage Denies Autism, Does Not Want to Apologize

Michael Alan Weiner, aka Michael Savage, stands by his insensitive and false remarks about autistic...
» read full story July 21st, 2008 - 23:29
Possible Autism-Related Breakthrough

Possible Autism-Related Breakthrough

The results of a recently completed study say that certain autism cases are caused by gene defects...
» read full story July 14th, 2008 - 17:13
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