The main cause of autism disorders isn’t environmental influences or DNA mutations but the inheritance of certain common gene variants, according to a study based on data from an unprecedentedly large population sample.
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A gynecologist who secretly used a pen-like camera to record hundreds of videos and photos of his patients’ sex organs during pelvic exams will cost one of the world’s most prestigious medical centres $190 million US in a settlement with more than 8,000 women.
The case of a U.S. mother accused of poisoning her 5-year-old son to death appears be an example of how social media feeds into the psychiatric disorder known as Munchausen by proxy, in which caretakers purposely harm children and then bask in the attention and sympathy, experts say.
Last year, Ethan Edwards, a man in his mid-50s, confided his deepest secret to a close friend: that he was a pedophile. But telling a therapist could result in police involvement, even if he didn’t act on his desires.
Canadian shoppers will be able to see next month whether the beef they’re buying has been mechanically tenderized.
An international AIDS conference opened in Australia on Sunday with a tribute to several delegates who were killed en route to the gathering when their plane was shot down over Ukraine.