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Topic of the Month January: Autism

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Topic of the Month January: Autism

People with autism dislike being hugged. They hate unforeseen situations and often seem to be outsiders.

Latest scientific research offers explanations for these symptoms and present eventual help. Read this and more in our Topic of the Month January: Autism.

Using a new form of brain imaging known as diffusion tensor imaging researchers in the Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered that the so-called white matter in the brains of people with autism has lower structural integrity than in the brains of normal individuals. This provides further evidence that the anatomical differences characterizing the brains of people with autism are related to the way those brains process information.
- Components in Autism Function like Jam Session

A new MUHC study assumes that the Measles Mumps Rubella, MMR, vaccine is not associated with the development of autism spectrum disorders, ASDs. The study, published in the scientific journal Pediatrics, reveals fundamental errors in previous molecular studies that falsely implicated the MMR vaccine as a risk factor for autism.
- MMR vaccine no risk factor for autism

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