The latest surveillance data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show a steep rise in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), extending a years-long trend of ...

The director of the National Institutes of Health previously floated — then walked back — the idea of an autism registry, alarming researchers and parents. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg Sheryl Gay ...

The National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have partnered to research the causes of the autism spectrum disorder, creating a database of ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Autism is predominantly influenced by genetic factors, with heritability estimated at 80–90%. Thousands of genes, including both common and rare variants, are ...

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How Individuals Grasp an Object May Offer Simpler Diagnosis for Autism Spectrum Disorder May 5, 2025 — Getting a timely diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is a major challenge, but new ...

The annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research took place in Seattle from April 30–May 3, 2025. In April, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services disclosed that it ...

A UNLV-led study has discovered a new molecular path that leads to autism, potentially opening the way for more intervention in the future. The study by Łukasz Sznajder, a UNLV chemistry and ...

Kennedy Jr. just last month indicated plans to launch a “massive testing and research effort” into the cause of autism. “We’re using this partnership to uncover the root causes of autism ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed an executive order that formally restricts the unauthorized collection of autism-related data by state agencies. Pritzker’s order responds to federal efforts ...

WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - Federal health agencies will create a database of autism patients enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid that researchers will use to study the causes of autism spectrum ...

Federal agencies will create a data platform using information from Medicare and Medicaid enrollees with a diagnosis of autism, the Trump administration announced on Wednesday. The database ...