MMR links to autism dismissed
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No evidence to link MMR vaccination to autism in children, according to a major new study
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Children with signs of autism are more likely to be diagnosed with the disorder in wealthier school districts, results of a new study show.
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Scientists are zeroing in on brain growth and inflammation as possible suspects in the cause of autism.
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Mistaken beliefs about autism mean many think children with the condition are just badly behaved, research finds.
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Childhood vaccination against  whooping cough (also known as pertussis) and measles is not  associated with an increased risk for encephalopathy, a disease  of the brain, according to a new report.
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A new report found no evidence that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine or others cause autism and said further reasearch may not be worthwhile.
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Children with autism have inflammation in their brains, although it is not yet clear whether the inflammation actually causes the condition, researchers said on Monday.
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A study has found that autism cases continued to climb even after thimerosal, which some people blame for the disorder, was removed from routine childhood shots.
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Scientists have produced compelling evidence that autism may in some cases be linked to inflammation of the brain. They found certain immune system components that promote inflammation are consistently activated in people with autism.
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About one in 150 American children has autism, an urgent public health concern, said U.S. health officials Thursday who reported on the largest study done so far on the troubling disorder.
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Some children may have an inherited weakness predisposing them to develop autism when exposed to mercury from fish or other sources, an American environmental group says.
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The government is to investigate claims parents of children with Asperger's Syndrome are being falsely accused of abuse
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A new Canadian study adds weight to recent findings that there&#39;s no link between the childhood vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and the mysterious neurological condition autism.
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Drugmaker Wyeth said a court in Maryland has granted the company's motion to exclude some expert witnesses from testifying that exposure to thimerosal-containing vaccines can cause autism and rejected the compound's link to autism.
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A California study finds no link between the increase in autism diagnoses and thimerosal in vaccines.
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It appears that concerns about the effects of repeated ultrasound exposure on early childhood development are unfounded. In an Australian study released this week, researchers report that babies who were exposed
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Some children may have an inherited  weakness that may predispose them to develop autism when  exposed to mercury from fish or other sources, an environmental  group said on Monday.