The Latest Breaking News from Autism

President says acetaminophen – also known as paracetamol - increases risk when taken by pregnant women, assertion contradicted by research

President Donald Trump suggests that the use of Tylenol during pregnancy may contribute to rising autism rates in the U.S., a potential link experts have studied and say is unproven

Kenvue rebuked claims of a connection between autism and acetaminophen and said it is “deeply concerned with the health risk this poses for expecting mothers.”

The over-the-counter drug is a critical product for Kenvue.

A major new analysis is drawing fresh attention to the possible links between gestational diabetes and long-term brain health in both mothers and their children. The review, which combined data from 48 studies conducted over nearly 50 years, suggests that diabetes during pregnancy may have effects that extend well beyond…

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised to determine the cause of autism by September, baffling brain experts

The US health secretary is set to say that Tylenol – which is paracetamol in the UK – is a potential cause of autism

RFK Jr has pushed discredited theory that routine vaccinations are responsible for rise in diagnoses

UK experts have condemned “fearmongering” in the US after it was reported Donald Trump’s administration will say there is a link between…