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ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Did you know the old received wisdom about autism and parental age? Apparently it was that older fathers tended to sire more autistic children. I did not know this, even though I follow gender-related popularizations like a hawk. This suggests to me that the popularizers didn't think such a finding was of any wider interest, though it could also be that I just missed the intensive popularizations which...
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USA Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
Autism, binge-eating and addiction diagnoses could change in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-5.
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The Houston Business Journal (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
The University of Texas in Houston is part of a Phase III clinical trial for CM-AT, an autism treatment being developed by Curemark LLC.
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Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | yesterday
California – Women who give birth after age 40 face a higher risk of having an autistic child, regardless of the father’s age, according to a comprehensive study of all births in the state of California in the 1990s. Researchers from the University of California, Davis, found that a woman who gave birth after age [...]
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U.S. News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The silicon content in beer; is it safe to get Pap smears less often?
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Seaside Therapeutics announced the issuance of a key patent covering methods of treating autism with group 1 antagonists of the mGluR pathway, known to play a critical role in development of autism.
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Gadling (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: North America , United States , Hotels and Accommodations One New Jersey hotel is hoping to help families with autistic kids take another look at vacations. The Clinton Inn Hotel in Tenafly has opened its Alpine Suite, specifically designed for autistic kids. Tony Morreale, the hotel's manager, and parent of an autistic child, came up with the idea after having trouble finding hotel rooms...
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Washington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
Last week, the British medical journal the Lancet, which had originally published a controversial 1998 study by British researcher Andrew Wakefield that implied a link between autism and the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella, formally retracted that studyretracted that study. In the wake of ...
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Joseph Kim, MD, MPH (Free subscription) | yesterday
According to this story on CNN, the journal Autism Research has published findings from a 10-year study of 4.9 million births in the 1990s that showed a link between autism and the mother's age at conception. Older mothers' kids have higher autism risk. Here's a snippet from the story: In the latest study, researchers found that mothers over the age of 40 had 51 percent higher odds of having children...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
Leading Autism Advocacy Organization Documents Progress to Discover Causes and Treatments for Autism Spectrum DisordersAutism Speaks, the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization, has released its annual list of the 10 most significant research achievements to have impacted autism during the previous year. Every year, Autism Speaks documents the progress made toward its mission to discover...
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ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | yesterday
"[A]fter years of specialized therapies and dietary changes, [Matt] Savage navigates a daily maze of classes, practice sessions, homework assignments, and dorm life at Berklee," and he fits in performances when he can. "[T]he Matt Savage story is rapidly evolving from youthful prodigy with a disability to seasoned performer with a bright future."...
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New York Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
A woman's chance of having a child with autism increases substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, according to a new study analyzing more than 5 million births. "Although fathers' age can contribute risk, the risk is overwhelmed by maternal...
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ABC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Women older than 40 more likely to have autistic kids than those younger than 25 Autism spectrum - Health - Autism - Mental Health - Neurodevelopmental
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
WAYNE, N.J., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Toys"R"Us, Inc. and the Toys"R"Us Children's Fund announced they have expanded their support of Autism Speaks to include a fundraising campaign in all of the company's stores in North America.
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 02/09/2010
Women who give birth after age 40 are nearly twice as likely to have a child with autism as those under 25, but it is unlikely that delayed parenthood plays a big role in the current autism epidemic, California researchers reported Monday.
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krishpatel1212@gmail | 01/27/2010
Www.lindtgoldbunny.com - Get Lindt’s Unsung Heroes of Autism Contest The www.lindtgoldbunny.com is the official website of Lindt’s Unsung Heroes of Autism Contest where you can get best opportunities to win the grand prizes. The Lindt’s Unsung Heroes of Autism Contest has been started at 12:01 am ET on 15th January 2010 and it will ended at 11:59 pm ET on 15th February 2010.
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bharatbook | 01/21/2010
Gluten-Free Food and Beverage Market: Trends and Developments Worldwide, 2nd Edition, The The retail market for gluten-free foods and beverages is exploding as a result of multiple triggers. On the marketer side, giant General Mills has converted its venerable Rice Chex Brand to gluten-free status, thus beginning what promises to be a battle of giants as other mega-marketers look to enter the fray.
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munirardi | 01/10/2010
The child’s rationale of Autism Spectrum Disorder is, households who have autism, can have a variety of symptoms. What are these symptoms? Some will undergo mild symptoms and others will...
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