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FakeNoose

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13. The MIT journal headline is better phrasing I think

Reply to mrs_p (Reply #11)

Wed Sep 20, 2017, 01:07 AM

Sep 2017

The MIT source uses this headline:
"Studies help explain link between autism, severe infection during pregnancy."

And it's basically the same story, but they aren't suggesting that it has been proven yet.
Still this is ground-breaking work and I'm happy to see it posted here.

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Studies help explain link between autism, severe infection during pregnancy [View all] JHan Sep 2017 OP

A certain crowd would freak if told the way to prevent autism was with a vaccine.... unblock Sep 2017 #1

That just pegged my irony meter Xipe Totec Sep 2017 #2

lol lol JHan Sep 2017 #3

Esp. if the best stabilizer used thimerosal. n/t Igel Sep 2017 #6

Really skeptical of mouse models of autism Loki Liesmith Sep 2017 #4

I share some of your skepticism but it provides avenue for further studies. JHan Sep 2017 #5

Oh definitely Loki Liesmith Sep 2017 #8

haha I hear you.. JHan Sep 2017 #9

Just wow! We have autism in our family so I find this article more than interesting.... FM123 Sep 2017 #7

The MIT excerpt correlates very well with autism symptoms. Thanks for posting! Bookmarking. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #10

I have a real problem mrs_p Sep 2017 #11

Nah you're not being picky. I get that, the headline in the first link veers towards sensationalist JHan Sep 2017 #12

The MIT journal headline is better phrasing I think FakeNoose Sep 2017 #13

I agree. I like the MIT mrs_p Sep 2017 #14