Does paracetamol or vaccines during pregnancy cause autism, as Trump claims? WHO, experts respondThe WHO and medical organizations refuted claims linking paracetamol use during pregnancy and vaccines to autism, citing inconsistent scien...
23 Sep, 2025, 05.38 PM IST
Why is leucovorin being considered as an autism treatment?The US FDA approved GlaxoSmithKline's leucovorin. This decision followed a review of leucovorin's use in patients. These patients had cereb...
23 Sep, 2025, 07.07 AM IST
Kenvue stock drops over 7% after Trump admin report linking Tylenol to AutismKenvue stock plummeted following a report that the Trump administration plans to warn about a potential link between Tylenol's active ingre...
23 Sep, 2025, 03.51 AM IST
Trump says the new wonder drug leucovorin is the answer to Autism treatment - here's how it will help children with ASDThe Trump administration has highlighted leucovorin, a drug usually used in cancer treatment, as a possible therapy for autism, with previo...
22 Sep, 2025, 10.18 PM IST
'Stop this now': After claiming autism 'epidemic' in US, Robert F. Kennedy Jr's new plan faces massive backlashRobert F. Kennedy's 'autism registry' plan is facing massive backlash in the United States. National Institutes of Health is purportedly pl...
23 Apr, 2025, 06.13 PM IST
US NIH autism data initiative sparks privacy concerns amidst Kennedy controversyAn NIH initiative led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aims to amass extensive private medical records for autism research, sparking priv...
23 Apr, 2025, 11.45 AM IST
Is there a connection between women's health during pregnancy and autism? This study debunks mythThe study analysed over 1.1 million Danish pregnancies, examining 236 maternal conditions in health records. Researchers linked most autism...
31 Jan, 2025, 06.48 PM IST
Autism spectrum disorder: Causes, diagnosis, and treatmentsAutism spectrum disorder's increase in diagnoses is linked to improved screening and broader behavioural criteria. Risk factors include gen...
14 Jan, 2025, 05.24 PM IST
Shocking discovery: New study finds extra Y chromosome in humans and it's not a good news for some menA new study uncovers startling links between an extra Y chromosome and unexpected health implications for some men. Researchers call for de...
18 Oct, 2024, 03.00 PM IST
Understanding Autism: Brain connections in infants linked to social interactionResearchers have found distinct patterns in brain connections in six-week-old infants with a high likelihood of developing autism. These pa...
25 May, 2024, 07.51 PM IST
- Autistic females face greater difficulty with daily tasks
New York, July 16 (IANS) Women and girls with autism may face greater challenges with real world planning, organisation and other daily liv...
16 Jul, 2017, 11.17 AM IST
- With MRI, researchers find autism biomarkers in infancy
San Francisco, Feb 19 (IANS) Researchers studying the brains of infants who have older siblings with autism were able to identify 80 per ce...
20 Feb, 2017, 09.20 AM IST
New inexpensive hearing test to identify autism risk in kidsThe study identifies a simple, safe, and non-invasive method to screen young children for hearing deficits.
26 Jul, 2016, 02.39 PM IST
Biomarker for diagnosing autism identifiedResearchers have found both a possible reliable biomarker for diagnosing certain forms of autism and a potential therapeutic target.
23 Sep, 2015, 07.14 PM IST
Simple sniff test could detect autismResearchers have found that autistic children go right on sniffing in the same way, no matter how pleasant or awful it is.
03 Jul, 2015, 06.39 PM IST
Autism risk genes linked to higher intelligenceA study has found new evidence linking genetic factors associated with autism to better cognitive ability in people who do not have the con...
21 Mar, 2015, 03.37 PM IST
New software to help identify autismUS researchers have developed a new software that can help spot behavioural markers of autism in infants.
23 May, 2014, 01.11 PM IST