A study of 3.7 million Swedes found that babies born with a rare infection like CMV or rubella were three times more likely to be diagnosed with autism. Some of these infections can be prevented.
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A study of 3.7 million Swedes found that babies born with a rare infection like CMV or rubella were three times more likely to be diagnosed with autism. Some of these infections can be prevented.

Most infections a pregnant woman catches never reach her baby. A small group can cross the placenta and infect the fetus directly. Doctors call them TORCH infections, an acronym covering…

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Pancreatic cancer kills most patients because it is almost never found early. A new Nature Medicine study just validated a blood test that detects it at stage 1 or 2 in nearly 9 out of 10 cases.

Pancreatic cancer kills most patients because it is almost never found early. A new Nature Medicine study just validated a blood test that detects it at stage 1 or 2 in nearly 9 out of 10 cases.

Of all the cancers that medicine has struggled to treat, pancreatic cancer stands apart in a specific way. The problem is not primarily that effective treatment does not exist. For…

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