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Brain Waves, a New Tool to Measure Autism Severity
A new study involving MEG (magnetoencephalography)
as a diagnostic tool discovered that certain...
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Autism Associated With Wet Weather
Children in U.S.’s wettest climates stand more chances to suffer from autism, according to a study...
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Denis Leary Says His Autism Comments Were Taken Out of Context
It all started with some remarks about
autism comedian Denis Leary has made in his new book,...
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Controversial Autism Study Canceled over “Unethical” Reasons
The National Institute of Mental Health decided to give up
on its study of a therapy called...
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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...
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Protests in San Francisco Over Autism Remarks Made by Savage on Radio
Parents with autistic children, politicians and other people interested in the issue gathered on...
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'The Savage Nation' Dropped by 7 Radio Stations After Autism Remark
Michael Savage's shocking remarks on autistic children being “brats” have raised a wave of revolt...
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Gene Research Heightens Hope For Curing Autism
U.S. researchers have found six new genes involved in autism. More exactly, they found that these...
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Mom and ‘Uncontrollable’ Autistic Son Escorted Off Plane
A mother and her two-year autistic son were escorted off an
American Airlines flight departing...
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"Green Our Vaccine" Takes Jim Carrey to a March
Wednesday, Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy along with other
national autism advocacy groups...
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Minnesota: Autistic Boy Not Allowed Inside Church
The parents of a severely autistic 13-year-old boy in
Bertha, Minnesota,
are facing a restraining...
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Comedy for a Good Cause: Autism
Comedy and autism seem to have nothing in common at a first
glance. But things can change if...
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Autism Group Offended by Big Brother Contestant
National autism advocacy group Autism United, led by its executive director John Gilmore, is...
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ABC Defends "Eli Stone" Autism Episode
Pediatricians may be protesting that the first episode of ABC’s upcoming new legal drama...
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Study Shows Autistic Children Face Difficulty Processing Sounds
According to a new study, children with autism spectrum
disorder process sounds a fraction of a...
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Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy Increases Autism Risk
Pregnant women taking valproate, a drug used to treat
epilepsy, may significantly increase their...
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Autistic Children’s Brain Is Slower At Processing Sound
A “signature of autism” found in brain activity may eventually become a biomarker to improve...
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MEG May Be Used To Diagnose Autism
Magnetoencephalography, or MEG for short, measures magnetic fields in the brain, magnetic fields...
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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...
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Rainy Climates, A Factor In Triggering Autism?
Autism is a brain development disorder that occurs in
children, generally, before turning 3 and is...
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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...
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Is Autism Linked To Rainy Climates?
Recently, scientist have theorized on what causes autism in children and have approached a theory...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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$57 Million For 21-Year Human Health Study
The National Institutes of Health offers the State of Michigan $57 million to expand its task...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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A Miraculous Story: Autism May Have Helped Christopher Survive
Christopher Marino, the autistic boy who miraculously
survived 14 hours in the waters of the...
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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...
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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...
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Scientists Claim Measles Vaccines Are Safe, No Autism Link
Scientists with the Mailman School of Public Health Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia...
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Childhood Vaccination Rates At Record Levels
The rate of U.S. children getting their recommended
vaccinations against childhood diseases has...
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Scientists Fail To Find MMR Vaccine - Autism Link
Scientists with the Mailman School of Public Health Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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Measles Cases Increase Due to Parents’ Reluctance?
Parents are to
blame for the fact that the number of measles cases in the U.S. has
reached its...
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Vaccine-Wary Parents Trigger Measles Outbreak
Earlier this year, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the U.S. was facing...
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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...
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Measles Preferred To Autism
This year’s alarming number of measles infections, which is
significantly larger than any...
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Michael Savage “Did Not Mean Any Disrespect To Autistic Children”
Michael Savage’s mean and uninformed comments
on autism stirred controversy among parents with...
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Michael Savage Denies Autism, Does Not Want to Apologize
Michael Alan Weiner, aka Michael Savage, stands by his insensitive and false remarks about autistic...
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