June 10, 2025

FDA Pledges Week-Long Drug Reviews

New leadership outlines accelerated approval processes, AI integration, and food additive restrictions to address the chronic disease epidemic

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June 10, 2025

Does Autism-Linked Cortical Noise Impair Sleep?

New research presented at SLEEP 2025 links increased auditory cortex excitability with poor sleep efficiency in children—especially those with autism spectrum disorder—offering insight into sensory-driven sleep disturbances.

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June 09, 2025

Does Autism Increase Parkinson Risk?

A cohort study of more than 2 million individuals found that autism spectrum disorder was associated with a more than fourfold increased risk of Parkinson disease before age 50 years, even after adjusting for psychiatric medication use and depression.

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May 29, 2025

Docs Advised to Offer Chaperones for Exams 

A new policy urges physicians to offer chaperones during adolescent exams, emphasizing shared decision-making and trauma-informed care to support patient comfort and clinician protection.

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May 28, 2025

Kennedy Proposes NIH Publishing Ban

"We're probably going to stop publishing in The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and those other journals because they're all corrupt."

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May 23, 2024

ADHD Rates Climb: 7.1M U.S. Children Affected

A new study reveals that 11.4% of U.S. children have been diagnosed with ADHD.

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May 09, 2025

Hand Movements Reveal Autism's Kinematic Signature

Machine learning algorithms can distinguish between patients with and without autism by analyzing finger movements during grasping tasks.

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July 26, 2024

Healing and Owing: U.S. Health Workers' $150 Billion Debt Dilemma

A new study exposes the alarming levels of medical and educational debt burdening U.S. health care workers, with debt disproportionately affecting women, Black workers, and those in lower-paying fields.

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July 10, 2024

Study Reveals Age-Dependent Shift in Children's Food Particle Preferences

New research reveals how children's preferences for food textures evolve with age, showing a marked increase in acceptance of particle-containing foods as they grow older.

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