In a bizarre finding, a new research has found that children who are born to obese fathers but not obese mothers are likely at higher risk of developing autism than their counterparts with thinner dads. Researchers included nearly 93,000 Norwegian children for the study. They followed the children who were born to obese dads. They found that those children with obese fathers had double the risk … [Read more...]
Autism rate up in US, says CDC report
A new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that the number of children with autism has surged to 1 in 68 in the United States. The report, released on Thursday, said that the recent figures are a 30 percent increase since the CDC estimated just two years ago that 1 child in 88 suffered from the disorder. The new findings are based on a review of records … [Read more...]