Erin McCanlies was listening to the radio one morning in April when she heard Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promising to find the ...

The NIH study will seek to identify what external environmental factors could be helping to drive rising autism rates. Those studies will include scrutiny of food additives, air, water, and mold ...

US National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on Friday released a statement outlining a “unified strategy” ...

NIH's new strategy emphasizes transparency, prioritizes urgent health needs, and shifts focus to domestic research and ...

NIH director Jay Bhattacharya said that among other priorities, the agency will focus on artificial intelligence and ...

Regulatory NIH to back RFK Jr. autism research campaign with comprehensive data resource from patients' medical records By Emma Beavins Apr 22, 2025 5:00pm ...

One area where some liberals disagree with the NIH currently is autism policy. I'm autistic, as you and I have discussed, and this is something I care about deeply.

The NIH did not return a request for comment. Kennedy has made autism research a central pillar of his role as America's official health advocate.

NIH is also a huge funder of autism research. But shifting priorities there have ended or delayed some of these projects, says David Mandell, a professor of psychiatry at the University of ...

One problem hung over much of autism research. The sweeping diagnosis includes everyone from people who treasure their neurological differences to those with debilitating symptoms, including ...

NIH autism study will pull from private medical records Alana Wise April 23, 2025 / 10:06 am ...