The National Institutes of Health director said they were launching an autism registry — but a Health and Human Services official contradicted him.

The governor issued an executive order after the NIH announced plans to use the proposed database to discover a ...

Autism is linked to a fourfold increased risk for early-onset Parkinson’s disease, results from the largest, population-based ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has vowed to address rising U.S. autism rates as a top health priority for the Trump ...

How will this registry be protected?" she asked. The heightened public focus on autism comes as Kennedy has repeatedly vowed to identify the cause of the disorder and ultimately eradicate it.

Autism researchers are facing massive cuts to federal funding, misinformation about the condition they study and worrisome policy announcements.

AutCon is an “unconventional convention for unconventional people,” its co-chair said. The annual Utah event draws crowds of ...

The NIH's proposed autism registry, though walked back, raised concerns about data privacy and fueled anxiety within the autism community. The appointment of discredited researcher David Geier ...

Kennedy, Jr. today raising significant concerns with the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) proposal to create a national autism “registry.” The registry was detailed during an April 21 ...

11. SEATTLE — Michael VanPelt spent several weeks recently glued to his telephone, dialing doctors who might be able to get his 3-year-old son in for an autism evaluation. The music teacher ran ...

Through a partnership with the Linked Autism Safety Project, Wallingford first responders can now access critical information about individuals with special needs ...

The director of the National Institutes of Health previously floated — then walked back — the idea of an autism registry, alarming researchers and parents. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg Sheryl Gay ...