I talked with these families in the Somalian community, we have a very large Somalian community in Minnesota.
I think concerted studies of specific populations will give you valuable answers that could lead to mitigation of autism...
I get that.
That kind of large birth cohort study, like the National Children's Study, I think is going to be an essential part of u...
So if we could just write you a blank check right now, which sadly we can't, what would you most, if you could just cond...
So pro-inflammatory, is it kind of a hyper-immune system, or it reacts a lot?
genetics alone cannot account for the majority of autism cases currently being diagnosed.
I got an A in high school chemistry, but then I forgot everything the next week after the test.
I don't know if you have heard about it, but the diagnosis is 1 out of 28 of their children have autism.
So there is $29 million for research for neurodevelopmental work, and about a third of that is specifically for autism?
I thought your comment at the end, Dr. Birnbaum, was something we all believe, that chemicals do affect children's devel...
There is no cure for autism yet, so it is clear more research is needed.
Yet there is still so little known about the disease, its causes, or treatments.
As a mother of a 15-year-old daughter and as the Chair of this Subcommittee, protecting our children from exposure to ha...
So what has been your own journey in trying to follow the research and figure out what is going on?
We know there is a lot more work to be done.
So what you are saying is, and I will let you answer this, too, Dr. Anastas, is that it is finding that there is a diffe...
Thank you very much, and thank you for your kind words about my mom, who devoted herself to kids.