Is paracetamol safe in pregnancy? Doctors reject Trump’s autism claimDonald Trump's advice against Tylenol use during pregnancy faces backlash. Researchers say his claims about autism are wrong. They highligh...
23 Sep, 2025, 03.20 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
Trump warns pregnant women to avoid Tylenol over autism fears but Tylenol maker insists it’s completely safe — here’s what moms need to know nowAutism diagnoses in the U.S. have risen sharply in the past two decades, with the CDC estimating that 2.77% of 8-year-olds were diagnosed b...
23 Sep, 2025, 04.21 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
The rise in Autism diagnoses: What’s really behind the surge, and the harmful myths that still cloud our understandingWith autism rates rising dramatically since the ’90s, questions swirl about its causes and characteristics. Contrary to myths, autism isn’t...
21 May, 2025, 02.28 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
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
18 million Indians have autism: Learn more about 3rd most common developmental disorder; know the basics of parenting children with ASD1 to 1.5 per cent of children aged two to nine years are diagnosed with ASD.
02 Apr, 2023, 09.21 AM IST
- Gene editing can curb autism symptoms: Study
New York, June 27 (IANS) Scientists have found that editing a gene in the brain can help decrease the repetitive behaviours -- a symptom of...
27 Jun, 2018, 02.47 PM IST
- Genes too decide how empathetic you are
London, March 12 (IANS) Not just upbringing and experience as you age, genes too decide the level of empathy in humans, a team led by an In...
12 Mar, 2018, 12.22 PM IST
3D 'mini-brains' developed in labThe creation of these 'mini-brains' could dramatically change how new drugs are tested for effectiveness and safety, researchers said.
15 Feb, 2016, 01.35 PM IST
Wish to improve your IQ? Focus on your overall healthGenes that influence people's health also shape how effectively they think.
31 Jan, 2016, 04.52 PM IST
Autism induced in monkeys to develop treatmentChinese researchers have successfully induced human autism in monkeys in a bid to develop treatment for the rare syndrome that impairs soci...
27 Jan, 2016, 01.08 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
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
- High autism rates linked to environmental pollution: Study
An analysis of 100 million US medical records shows one of the most dramatic proofs of a link between environmental pollutants and autism a...
14 Mar, 2014, 10.53 PM IST