Autism fact sheets now available from NICHD. (what's happening).The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD NICHD National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. ) supports ongoing research to better understand autism autism (ô`tĭzəm), developmental disability resulting from a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain. It is characterized by the abnormal development of communication skills, social skills, and reasoning. , its causes and potential treatments. Now NICHD is making available a series of six fact sheets describing the latest research findings: Autism Facts; Autism Questions and Answers for Healthcare Professionals; Autism and Genes; Autism and the MMR Vaccine MMR vaccine Live measles-mumps-rubella vaccine A trivalent vaccine containing an aqueous suspension of live attenuated strains of measles, mumps, and rubella viruses grown in chick or duck embryo cells. See Killed vaccine, Live attenuated vaccine. ; Rett Syndrome; and The NICHD/NIDCD Network on the Neurobiology Neurobiology Study of the development and function of the nervous system, with emphasis on how nerve cells generate and control behavior. The major goal of neurobiology is to explain at the molecular level how nerve cells differentiate and develop their and Genetics of Autism: The Collaborative Programs of Excellence in Autism (CPEAs). These fact sheets are available for free. To contact the NICHD, call: (800) 370-2943 or visit the NICHD autism web site: http://www.nichd.nih.gob/autism/ |
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