Studies overstate drugs' ability to treat autism symptoms: report

Publication bias: It has long been a problem in medical research. Studies that show a drug or treatment is effective are more likely to be published than studies with negative findings. As a result, the medical literature that guides how diseases and disorders are treated often provides doctors an incomplete picture of the evidence.

Report says studies overstate drugs' ability to treat autism symptoms

LOS ANGELES - Publication bias: It has long been a problem in medical research. Studies that show a drug or treatment...

Defective carnitine metabolism may play role in autism

The deletion of part of a gene that plays a role in the synthesis of carnitine - an amino acid derivative that helps the body use fat for energy - may play a role in milder forms of autism, said a group of researchers led by those at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital.

Health bill celebrated for bipartisan support at Minnesota Legislature

Bipartisan legislation being heralded this week at the Capitol includes money for a number of new health care studies, including a look at autism in Minnesota's Somali community.

Columbus students with autism write book

A group of Columbus students are not letting their autism diagnosis hold them down, and they can now say they are authors after penning the pages of a new book.