Tag: autism
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Legislature’s many health bills include some with life-saving potential, better prevention, greater access and help for children
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One paragraph in this story was incorrect and has been stricken. FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky legislators have all but ended their regular session without...
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Fragile X Syndrome, a little known disorder, is the leading inherited cause of intellectual disabilities; U of L has only clinic for it in Ky.
A common but little-known genetic disorder called Fragile X Syndrome is the leading inherited cause of intellectual disability, autism and developmental delay, and the University of Louisville is home to...
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Senate OKs bill to fund pediatric cancer and autism research
With the backing of Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, the U.S. Senate has passed a bill designed to assist in funding research of pediatric cancer and autism, funded by money now...
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It’s Autism Awareness Month; do you know the warning signs?
The University of Kentucky hosted the state’s first Light It Up Blue event by illuminating Memorial Hall with blue lights on April 2nd, and this event is a unique global initiative that...
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Brains of autistic children develop differently, study finds
MRI image of young brain in study Researchers have found significant differences in brain development starting at age 6 months in high-risk infants who develop autism compared to those who...
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Vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella doesn’t cause autism, so get your children immunized, UK doctor says
A University of Kentucky psychiatrist is encouraging parents to get their children vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) now that scientists have found no connection between the vaccine and...