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Gene Interaction Linked to Autism Risk

It has long been believed that complex genetic interactions are at play in autism, and new research offers some of the first concrete evidence that this is the case. For the first time, researchers have identified an interaction between two specific genes that increases the risk that a child will …

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Experts: Autism Treatment Not Worth Risk

A 5-year-old boy with autism died last Tuesday after getting a controversial treatment. According to news reports, the boy, Abubakar Nadama, went into cardiac arrest while undergoing chelation therapy — his third such treatment — at Advanced Integrative Medicine Center in Portersville, Pa. It is not yet known whether the …

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Korean Dies After Two Days of Computer Games

SEOUL, South Korea – A 28-year-old South Korean man died of exhaustion in an Internet cafe after playing computer games non-stop for 49 hours, South Korean police said Wednesday. Lee, a resident in the southern city of Taegu (search) who was identified only by his last name, collapsed Friday after …

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