Medications including clomipramine and a veterinary version of Prozac known as fluoxetine have since been successfully prescribed to manage symptoms of PTSD and anxiety in canines (Chutter et al., ...

The health secretary’s approach to the condition gives the impression that two decades of research simply never happened.

The U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary made half-true or false statements about fluoride in public drinking water, ...

The US Secretary of Health and Human Services insists he will soon announce the "cause" of autism, but setting a fixed ...

Twin studies can help geneticists determine whether some trait or condition is caused by the environment, or by genetics... | ...

While environmental and genetic factors are under investigation, the primary drivers of the apparent rise are changes in diagnostic criteria, enhanced screening, and heightened awareness.” ...

Research suggests that genetic and environmental factors may contribute to the risk of developing autism. When we say autism is genetic, we mean that variations in certain genes can influence how ...

For example, there are some environmental factors that can affect autism risk in individuals who are already genetically susceptible, medical conditions and illnesses during pregnancy, also birth ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attributed increasing autism rates to environmental toxins. Autism researchers told PolitiFact that lacks evidence and omits other important factors such as ...

Autism’s cause remains unknown; genetics plays a role but other factors less concrete Scientists have found links between autism and hundreds of genes, Openden said.