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New study probes what causes autism amid misinformation
Original: What causes autism? For years, the public has been bombarded with misinformation that the scientific community has resou
A new study analyzing children's data is renewing discussion about what causes autism. Researchers stress that while longstanding misinformation about vaccines and other causes has been repeatedly rejected by the scientific community, that does not mean the search for real answers has stopped. Commenters are weighing the findings against years of public confusion and debunked claims.
Why now: A newly published study on the causes of autism has drawn attention amid ongoing public debate and misinformation.
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- What causes autism? For years, the public has been bombarded with misinformation that the scientific community has resoundingly rejected. But, that doesn’t mean there is no cause, or that researchers have stopped looking for answers. And a new study that analyzed children's… · ScienceDesk@flipboard.social · 7
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